principle
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- noun
- /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
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principio
- What cannot leave me are the principles that have always followed my life.
- moral principles
- ethical principles
- a guiding principle
What greater principle do they speak to?
- What greater principle do they speak to?
- So what are some of the core principles of seduction and and view?
- And the first principle is, how do I feel about myself?
- Our second guiding principle is to build a stronger Britain.
- What cannot leave me are the principles that have always followed my life.
- It is built on five principles and the first is competitiveness.
- Those are not principles created by a political party.
- Another life principle is that all life is precious.
- What does that mean and how it's a principle really for spiritual growth.
Examples
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I've always tried to be true to my principles.
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Above all, the platform emphasized the principle of the equality of all men.
Academic text (1999) -
What greater principle do they speak to?
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And the first principle is, how do I feel about myself?
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But my principles are pretty much in place.
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First, what is the supreme principle of morality?
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Our second guiding principle is to build a stronger Britain.
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But I do have certain principles especially about how women are to be treated and respected.
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Fight the good fight and defend your principles in the face of adversity.
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He considers himself a man of principle who always does what he believes is right.
Synonyms
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1.0
An instruction or law that tells people what to do
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A rule that guides how people behave or think
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2.7
An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge
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A belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act
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A basic rule that other ideas come from
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A rule or belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act
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Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.2
You cannot know both the position and speed of tiny particles exactly at the same time
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A rule companies use to record and report the money they receive and pay
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9.9
A rule that no two identical particles, such as electrons, can be in the same state at the same time
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A strong drive to get what you want right away without thinking about bad results
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9.7
A rule that gravity and acceleration produce the same effects in a small area
- Formal
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8.9
Part of the mind that makes you act to meet needs in the real world rather than wishes
- Specialized
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9.9
A quantum physics rule that stops two electrons from being in the same state
- Literature
A funny idea that companies move their least able workers into manager jobs
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A rule that a thing in a liquid is pushed up by the weight of the liquid it moves
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A rule that says a balanced chemical system shifts to undo a change and move back toward balance
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A chemistry rule saying a balanced reaction changes to oppose a change and reach a new balance
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A rule saying a balanced system moves to reduce a change and reach a new balance
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The idea that different brain parts do different jobs, like language or movement
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A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks
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How people group things they see into whole shapes, for example when close or similar pieces look like one object
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Movement at any point is the sum of the movements caused by each wave
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A rule in physics that you cannot know a particle's position and how fast it moves at the same time
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The amount of liquid pushed aside equals the volume of an object under the liquid
- Formal
An idea that, among different explanations, you should choose the simplest one
- Specialized
Laws of physics are the same for people moving at a steady speed
- Specialized
A rule that in rock layers left in place the bottom layer is oldest
- Specialized
A law that when waves overlap their effects add up at each point
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A natural drive that makes people seek pleasure and avoid pain, often in early childhood
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A part of the mind that wants things now, avoids bad feelings, and treats fantasy like reality
How Binding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Principle comes from the Latin root princip- meaning 'first' or 'main', the same root you see in principal (the main person at a school). A moral principle is like your 'first rule' or main idea you follow when deciding what is right, which is why the word means a guiding rule of behaviour.