sacred truth

Inviolable spiritual axiom

Sacred truth is a belief or principle held to be inviolable—beyond question or challenge.

The phrase often carries ironic weight, suggesting the belief may be more dogma than fact: He dared to question the sacred truths of free-market economics.

Sometimes used sincerely for genuinely foundational principles: the sacred truths enshrined in the Constitution.

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gospel · doctrine · scripture · holy writ · absolute · faith · higher power · enlightenment · wisdom · prophet · dogma · covenant · commandment · moral law · blessing · sanctified · righteous · anointed

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truth status

sacred truthbald-faced lie

Shameless, obvious untruth

fabrication · disinformation · big lie · propaganda · misinformation

sanctity/reverence

sacred truthblasphemy

Irreverence toward the sacred

heresy · sacrilege · open question · profanity · desecration

epistemic certainty

sacred truthidle speculation

conjecture · guesswork · supposition · hypothesis · open question

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G