CAPITULARIES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

capitularies

noun

plural of capitulary

as in prohibitions

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higher laws

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Noun

If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Immanuel Kant, who had taught and written there, remained the oracle of a previous generation, and his ideas still fertilized argument, creating an atmosphere dense with permissions and prohibitions.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Following the ceremony at City Hall where the NBA champions were given keys to New York City, confetti canons showered the Knicks with paper in the team's colors.

— Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
As the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Hawke has found acting success by bestowing her charms in several high-profile projects such as Stranger Things and Inside Out 2 — or, for advanced studies, recent films in the Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson canons.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 May 2026

Definition of canons

Noun

Amid concerns of a further reduction in precipitation and runoff, the canal operator has already imposed multiple draft restrictions for larger Neopanamax vessels to limit the amount of freight carried through the channel.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
For bookmakers, the restrictions could therefore require a change in strategy rather than an exit from football.

— Tom Chitty, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Ed Simon on the history of papal encyclicals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Traditionally written as letters to Catholic bishops and the wider church, encyclicals offer authoritative guidance on major moral, social, or political questions and often shape Catholic thought for generations, even influencing debates that reach far beyond the Vatican.

— Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 26 May 2026

Definition of encyclicals

Noun

If it gets amended in these final days instead, the amendments will be public — but the reason for them won't be.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Earlier this week, the EFL confirmed it had been served with legal proceedings by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) over changes enacted in League One, with the PFA citing insufficient consultation on the rule amendments.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of amendments

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