Purpose and Rule

Purpose

Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

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Rule and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a verb "Purpose".

Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.

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Purpose and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a verb "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

special	special purpose	special rule
particular	particular purpose	particular rule
similar	similar purpose	similar rule
usual	usual purpose	usual rule
Other adjectives: common, specific, original, benevolent, single, obvious, simple, actual, real, evil, little, main, important, new, general, explicit, official, basic.

death	purpose death	rule death
king	purpose king	rule king

The purpose of the king is to rule and the purpose of the queen is to give birth to an heir.

Source: Baby Factory
One of the characteristics of the rule of funny is that it can give some abilities to a character to the sole purpose of a gag, which means the character just CAN'T do that when it's not funny.

Source: Rule of Funny
Then the good ending reveals the Heart's true purpose: with Eight's Secret Legacy revealed, the Argon Heart now stands as proof that he finished the Initiation and is worthy to rule instead of his cousin Charmles.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Video Games

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