Dictionary

tenet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛnət/
• /ˈtɛnɪt/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
   • The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver. 2009 October 5, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in The New York Times:
   • Opposition to climate science has become not just the badge of honour for far-right politicians like Ukip’s Paul Nuttall. It has become the central tenet of their appeal to unreason. 2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Synonyms

lodestar · canon

Translations (83)

fa اَصْل (an opinion, belief or principle) · nb prinsipp (an opinion, belief or principle) · it dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · de Grundsatz (an opinion, belief or principle) · no dogme (an opinion, belief or principle) · pl zasada (an opinion, belief or principle) · uk доктри́на (an opinion, belief or principle) · cs princip (an opinion, belief or principle) · tl turo (an opinion, belief or principle) · de Dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · sv grundsats (an opinion, belief or principle) · hu elv (an opinion, belief or principle) · fr principe (an opinion, belief or principle) · bg при́нцип (an opinion, belief or principle) · nl pijler (an opinion, belief or principle) · ms rukun (an opinion, belief or principle) · de Theorem (an opinion, belief or principle) · nb grunnsetning (an opinion, belief or principle) · es creencia (an opinion, belief or principle) · tr ilke (an opinion, belief or principle) · nl grondregel (an opinion, belief or principle) · fi dogmi (an opinion, belief or principle) · no grunnsetning (an opinion, belief or principle) · el δόγμα (an opinion, belief or principle) · uk при́нцип (an opinion, belief or principle) · it principio (an opinion, belief or principle) · sv dogm (an opinion, belief or principle) · kk қағида (an opinion, belief or principle) · ru доктри́на (an opinion, belief or principle) · ru до́гмат (an opinion, belief or principle) · pt dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · it cardine (an opinion, belief or principle) · ms kepercayaan (an opinion, belief or principle) · cs dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · ca principi (an opinion, belief or principle) · pl dogmat (an opinion, belief or principle) · kk қағидат (an opinion, belief or principle) · nb dogme (an opinion, belief or principle) · es dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · ru при́нцип (an opinion, belief or principle) · uk до́гмат (an opinion, belief or principle) · be пры́нцып (an opinion, belief or principle) · sv trossats (an opinion, belief or principle) · ko 원칙 (an opinion, belief or principle) · be дактры́на (an opinion, belief or principle) · fi opinkappale (an opinion, belief or principle) · ja 原則 (an opinion, belief or principle) · fr dogme (an opinion, belief or principle) · es canon (an opinion, belief or principle) · de Grundregel (an opinion, belief or principle) · nl overtuiging (an opinion, belief or principle) · fi periaate (an opinion, belief or principle) · nl dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · ko 원리 (an opinion, belief or principle) · cs zásada (an opinion, belief or principle) · be до́гмат (an opinion, belief or principle) · gl principio (an opinion, belief or principle) · tr düstur (an opinion, belief or principle) · vi nguyên lý (an opinion, belief or principle) · cmn 信條 /信条 (an opinion, belief or principle) · it fondamento (an opinion, belief or principle) · da dogme (an opinion, belief or principle) · vi nguyên tắc (an opinion, belief or principle) · ja 原理 (an opinion, belief or principle) · vi nguyên lí (an opinion, belief or principle) · hu nézet (an opinion, belief or principle) · bg до́гма (an opinion, belief or principle) · tr prensip (an opinion, belief or principle) · ca creença (an opinion, belief or principle) · fr croyance (an opinion, belief or principle) · ca opinió (an opinion, belief or principle) · es credo (an opinion, belief or principle) · es precepto (an opinion, belief or principle) · cmn 原理 (an opinion, belief or principle) · cs krédo (an opinion, belief or principle) · es principio (an opinion, belief or principle) · da princip (an opinion, belief or principle) · no prinsipp (an opinion, belief or principle) · de Glaubenssatz (an opinion, belief or principle) · ca dogma (an opinion, belief or principle) · it credenza (an opinion, belief or principle) · nl stelling (an opinion, belief or principle) · eo dogmo (an opinion, belief or principle)