From HomoExcelsior

1. the principles of democracy. 2. a man of principle. 3. a decision based on principle rather than expediency. 4. A fixed or predetermined policy or mode of action. 5. the principle of self-preservation. 6. the principle of jet propulsion. 7. One of the elements that compose a substance, especially one that gives some special quality or effect. 8. principal 9. God. 10. an idea that is acceptable in principle. 11. According to or because of principle.

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