Decree and Idea

Decree

Decree noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Idea and decree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Decree".

Nearby Words: decreed, decreeing

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Decree and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decree" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

new	new decree	new idea
basic	basic decree	basic idea

Everyone knew this was a bad idea but they had to obey it because by law a king's final decree can never be revoked.

Source: Deconstructed Character Archetype / A Song of Ice and Fire
The Phantom's whole idea of morality consists of obeying Christine's decree that he must not murder people who annoy him.

Source: Morality Chain

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