regulative principle

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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He observed that the author of the treatise advanced a newregulativeprinciplefor handling dissonances based on time/space considerations.
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Only the inclusion of the "personal element," the judicial attitude of reasonable doubt and the acknowledgment of belief in theregulativeprincipleof truth can overcome this end.
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A small number of theologians oppose it based on their interpretation of theregulativeprincipleof worship.
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Theregulativeprinciplewas historically taken to prohibit the use of dance in worship.
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Even if people displayed immoral behaviour, the supremeregulativeprinciplewas good.
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Other names for a policy are a "recommendation" and a "regulativeprinciple".
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Historically, regulative meant simply obeying direct instructions, whereas normative meant not just the requirements of theregulativeprinciple, but also replicating patterns established by the scriptures.
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The termregulativeprincipleis less frequently broadened to apply to other areas such as church government, but in this sense it becomes synonymous with the principle of "sola scriptura".
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They were given the role of regulative principles within theoretical knowledge and the role of postulates within the theory of moral action.
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All but very few of the youth remain vegetarian even if they see little value in following the other three regulative principles (see section above).
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