Essential and Rule

Essential

Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Rule and essential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Essential".

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Essential and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essential" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

obvious	obvious essential	obvious rule
main	main essential	main rule

They don't, but regard the Atonement made by Christ as essential to any of this and that even after becoming like gods they are still under the rule of God.

Source: Useful Notes / Christianity
Celestia has cemented her rule through this in Diaries of a Madman, by making herself so essential to the running of Equestria that no one would want to see her removed from power.

Source: Vetinari Job Security
Read, for example, the Dicta Boelcke; the fifth rule is In any type of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.

Source: Air Jousting

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