#ideal  the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
  supertype:  idea.cognitive_content__thought  the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
  subtype:  value.ideal  an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"
     subtype:  introject  (psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
     subtype:  principle  a rule or standard especially of good behavior: "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
        subtype:  chivalry  the medieval principles of knighthood
        subtype:  ethic__moral_principle__moralprinciple__value-system__valuesystem__value_orientation__valueorientation  the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
           subtype:  Chartism  the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
        subtype:  Hellenism  the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
        subtype:  legal_principle__legalprinciple__judicial_principle__judicial_doctrine  a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
           subtype:  jus_sanguinis__jussanguini  the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
           subtype:  jus_soli__jussoli  the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
           subtype:  pre-emption__preemption__preemption  the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
        subtype:  scruple  an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  subtype:  idol__paragon__perfection__beau_ideal  an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
  subtype:  standard__criterion  the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
     subtype:  control_condition__controlcondition__control  a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
     subtype:  design_criteria  criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"
  subtype:  exemplar__example__model__good_example  something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
     subtype:  beaut__beauty  an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"
     subtype:  pattern  a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
  subtype:  ego_ideal__egoideal  an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives

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