Another word for dictum

Pronouncement

• dictate

  1. An authoritative command
  2. A guiding principle:
  3. A guiding principle or requirement

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  1. An authoritative command
  2. A guiding principle:
  3. A guiding principle or requirement

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• assertion

  1. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.
  2. The act of asserting.

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  1. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.
  2. The act of asserting.

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• decree

  1. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
  2. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  3. (Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.

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  1. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
  2. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  3. (Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.

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Proverb

• maxim

  1. An early, single-barreled, automatic machine gun
  2. A concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct, or a statement of a general truth

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  1. An early, single-barreled, automatic machine gun
  2. A concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct, or a statement of a general truth

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• adage

  1. An old saying that has been popularly accepted as a truth
  2. A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use.

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  1. An old saying that has been popularly accepted as a truth
  2. A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use.

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• precept

  1. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
  2. (Law) A direction or order issued by an authority; a writ, command, or process.
  3. A commandment or direction meant as a rule of action or conduct

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  1. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
  2. (Law) A direction or order issued by an authority; a writ, command, or process.
  3. A commandment or direction meant as a rule of action or conduct

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• saying

  1. The act of one who says
  2. Something said; esp., an adage, proverb, or maxim

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  1. The act of one who says
  2. Something said; esp., an adage, proverb, or maxim

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