tenet
noun
[ ˈtɛnɪt ]
• a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
• "the tenets of a democratic society"
Similar:
principle,
belief,
doctrine,
precept,
creed,
credo,
article of faith,
dogma,
canon,
rule,
theory,
component of a theory,
thesis,
conviction,
persuasion,
idea,
view,
opinion,
position,
hypothesis,
postulation,
presumption,
ideology,
code of belief,
teaching(s),
Origin:
late 16th century (superseding earlier tenent ): from Latin, literally ‘he holds’, from the verb tenere .
