tenet
1Tenet — ist der Name von: Edouard Tenet (1907 1978), französischer Boxer George Tenet (* 1953), US amerikanischer CIA Direktor Tenet (Band) amerikanische Thrash Metal Band Siehe auch Tennet …
2Tenet — Ten et, n. [L. tenet he holds, fr. tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero. [1913 Webster] That al animals of the land are …
3tenet — principle, properly a thing held (to be true), early 15c., from L. tenet he holds, third person singular present indicative of tenere to hold, to keep, to maintain from PIE root *ten to stretch (Cf. Skt. tantram loom, tanoti stretches, lasts;… …
4tenet — tenet; tenuit /tenat/tenyuwat/ He holds; he held. In the Latin forms of the writ of waste against a tenant, these words introduced the allegation of tenure. If the tenancy still existed, and recovery of the land was sought, the former word was… …
5tenet — index article (precept), belief (something believed), concept, conviction (persuasion), doctrine, dogma, idea …
6tenet — *doctrine, dogma Analogous words: belief, conviction, persuasion, view (see OPINION): *principle, fundamental, axiom …
7tenet — meaning ‘a dogma or doctrine’, is now normally pronounced ten it …
8tenet — [n] belief, principle article of faith, assumption, canon, conception, conviction, credo, creed, doctrine, dogma, faith, impression, maxim, opinion, persuasion, position, precept, presumption, profession, rule, selfconviction, system, teaching,… …
9tenet — ► NOUN ▪ a central principle or belief. ORIGIN Latin, he holds …
10tenet — [ten′it] n. [L, he holds < tenere: see TENANT] a principle, doctrine, or belief held as a truth, as by some group SYN. DOCTRINE …
