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canon laws

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plural of canon law

as in philosophies

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The candidates said books and music have informed their political philosophies, broadened their worldviews, and carried them through gnarly moments on and off the campaign trail.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
The film takes care to limn the Basketmaker’s artistic philosophies.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of philosophies

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The story underlying China’s imperial strategy is thus also an anti-imperial one, much like the ideologies of the two Cold War empires.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideologies

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Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
But theologies aside, Patmos is also downright breathtaking.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of theologies

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Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996, and the Tennessee Supreme Court later affirmed her convictions and sentence.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Jeffrey Weisheit has a right under Indiana law to seek clemency and ask for a life sentence for his murder and arson convictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of convictions

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In the Soviet Union, scientific interest in telepathy stemmed not only from a sense of general techno-optimism shared by many countries both before and after the two world wars, but also from beliefs and aspirations particular to communist society.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026
Ultron has spent the whole series standing in the wings and baiting Vision, challenging his decisions and beliefs.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of beliefs

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Elements and tenets of their forms will be compared and celebrated in illustrative lecture and demonstration by Chinese art scholars and artists, Zhai You and Fan Lei.

— Jamie Chapman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
But the core tenets of Aneha and Cam’s relationship feel vague.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tenets

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