tenet

Definitions


[ˈtɛnɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy
(e.g: the tenets of a democratic society)


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Origin:
late 16th century (superseding earlier tenent): from Latin, literally ‘he holds’, from the verb tenere




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