Beliefs That Prescribe

prescribe:

v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate

2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

v.intr. 1. To establish rules, laws, or directions.

2. To order a medicine or other treatment.

3. Law - a. To assert a right or title to something
on the grounds of prescription.
b. To become invalidated or unenforceable
by the process of prescription.