Tenet
Principle you follow
A tenet is a principle or belief held as true by a person or group.
Religious tenets are doctrines of faith; political tenets are core positions of a party or ideology: One of the central tenets of democracy is that power derives from the people.
The word typically appears in serious or formal contexts, implying beliefs that are foundational rather than casual.
Fundamental truth or standard
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- creedStatement of belief
- convictionFirmly held belief
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
credo · axiom · precept · canon · maxim · article of faith · fundamental · cornerstone
Purpose-driven task
- charterFounding organizational document
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- bylawInternal governing rule
- codeSymbolic communication system
manifesto · platform · guideline · standard · protocol · policy · rule · regulation
Authoritative rule to obey
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- dharmaCosmic moral order
mitzvah · teaching · tradition · observance · catechism · sacrament · covenant · prophecy
Irish-origin given name
- ChristopherGreek-origin masculine name
- inversionReversal of position
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- temporalRelating to chronology
palindrome · algorithm · turnstile · reverse · time manipulation · spy · espionage · thriller
Assumed starting point
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- assertionConfident statement of fact
syllogism · rationalism · empiricism · existentialism · stoicism · utilitarianism · categorical imperative · epistemology
principle
Fundamental truth or standard
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- creedStatement of belief
- convictionFirmly held belief
dogma · credo · axiom · precept · canon · maxim · article of faith · fundamental · cornerstone · pillar
mission
Purpose-driven task
- charterFounding organizational document
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- bylawInternal governing rule
code · manifesto · platform · guideline · standard · protocol · policy · rule · regulation · statute
commandment
Authoritative rule to obey
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
dharma · mitzvah · teaching · tradition · observance · catechism · sacrament · covenant · prophecy · orthodoxy
Nolan
Irish-origin given name
- ChristopherGreek-origin masculine name
- inversionReversal of position
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
temporal · palindrome · algorithm · turnstile · reverse · time manipulation · spy · espionage · thriller · Pattinson
postulate
Assumed starting point
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
assertion · syllogism · rationalism · empiricism · existentialism · stoicism · utilitarianism · categorical imperative · epistemology · ontology
- Christopher NolanInception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Oppenheimer, The Dark Knight
- time traveltime machine, time loop, time jump, time slip, causal loop
- Robert PattinsonTwilight, Edward Cullen, Batman, The Batman, British
Tenettriviality
Unimportant small matter
footnote · afterthought · incidental · minor detail · detail
Tenetdisbelief
Rejection of truth claims
doubt · uncertainty · skepticism · heresy · apostasy
- anchor tenantMain retailer in complex
- joint tenantsShared property owners legally
- tenant rightsLessee's legal entitlements
- tenant farmerOne who leases farmland
- tenure protectionsEmployment stability guarantees
- landlord-tenant lawRules governing rental relationships
tenant, tenants, tenancy, tenacious, tenacity, tenure, tenured, tenable, untenable