tenet
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈtɛnɪt/
:
principio
- There were movements that strayed from the central tenets of mainstream political Zionism.
- a central tenet
- basic tenets
- religious tenets
Now some will claim that this offends a central tenet of the E US founding philosophy.
- Now some will claim that this offends a central tenet of the E US founding philosophy.
- And one of the key tenets in the beginning for Airbnb was do things that don't scale.
- I'm on the side of anyone who can agree to that basic tenet.
- However, recognize that my beliefs and tenets that I follow are born of many experiments over a long period of time.
- There's never been a more important time in history for people to understand the tenets of essentialism than right now because there's so much noise.
- It's it's it's it's a tenet of civil civil society.
- And so these were the two kind of tenets that what I enjoyed doing in the world.
- But what are the core tenets of what humans truly you feel need and want?
Examples
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Well, a core tenet of democracy is that you accept the results of an election.
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I think one of the key tenets of jazz is improvisation.
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So that is the tenet that rules my entire life.
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This is the central tenet by which I believe everyone should live.
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Since you know your Bible, might I remind you of a basic Christian tenet?
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Despite efforts to restrict electoral rights, universal suffrage remained a central tenet of republican politics.
Academic text (1999) -
Learning to detach from the senses and the world is a main tenet of Buddhism.
Academic text (2008) -
Our civilization has lived and thrived for 10,000 years with honor and charity as its most valued tenets.
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A core tenet of democracy is that everyone has the right to vote.
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The religion teaches the tenet that compassion is essential for living a good life.
Synonyms
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4.4
A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts
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4.5
A strong belief or opinion that someone is sure about
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6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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7.7
A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
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7.5
A basic statement accepted as true and used as a starting point for reasoning
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5.6
An idea people accept as completely true
How Accepted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tenet comes from the old Latin word tenere, which means 'to hold', and you can see the same root in English words like tenant or retain, both about holding. So a tenet is a belief a group 'holds' as true.