tenet or tenets
1tenet — UK [ˈtenɪt] / US [ˈtenət] noun [countable] Word forms tenet : singular tenet plural tenets a principle, or a belief …
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 — n. 1) a basic, fundamental tenet 2) a tenet that + clause (our basic tenet is that all people are equal) 3) (misc.) to embrace the tenets of a new philosophy * * * [ tenɪt] fundamental tenet (misc.) to embrace the tenets of a new philosophy a… …
4Tenet — A tenet is any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine which a person or group believes or maintains, such as the tenets of Plato or of UNESCO.Tenet may also refer to:* TeNet Software Consultants, A company offering web solution services.… …
5tenet — [[t]te̱nɪt[/t]] tenets N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n The tenets of a theory or belief are the main principles on which it is based. [FORMAL] Non violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith... The judge s ruling was based on the… …
6tenet — ten|et [ˈtenıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: he or she holds , from tenere; TENOR] a principle or belief, especially one that is part of a larger system of beliefs central/basic/fundamental etc tenet ▪ one of the basic tenets of democracy …
7tenet — noun the fundamental tenet of Marxism Syn: principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article of faith, axiom, dogma, canon; theory, thesis, premise, conviction, idea, view, opinion, position; ( …
8tenet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dogma, belief, opinion, creed, doctrine. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. view, conviction, belief, position, faith, trust, opinion, impression, doctrine, system, dogma, creed, principle, profession, credo,… …
9tenet — noun (C) a principle or belief, especially one that is part of a larger system of beliefs: the tenets of Buddhism …
10tenet — /ˈtɛnət / (say tenuht) noun any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, or the like, held as true: *there are people who reject some tenets of social morality and some, out of humanity, do something about it. –suzy jarratt, 1970. {Latin: he or she… …
