Meaning

1 senses

  1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

    Dogma, Grundsatz, Glaubenssatz

    до́гматdógmat, доктри́наdoktrína, при́нципpríncip

    до́гматdóhmat, доктри́наdoktrýna, при́нципprýncyp

More definitions
  • a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Bouteflika violated basic tenets of democracy to maintain power.

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  2. It is necessary for every person who stands for progress to criticise every tenet of old beliefs.

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  3. What are the basic tenets of Islam?

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  4. The oneness of God is the most central tenet in Islam.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
an opinion, belief or principle:
Русский
By meaning 1
an opinion, belief or principle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an opinion, belief or principle:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obs

Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.

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Forms

plural: tenets
Singulartenet
Pluraltenets

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
canonB2lodestar
Close in meaning
  • a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof:dogma

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tendernessB2tendontendriltenfoldtenner
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