tenet
Shared guiding belief
A tenet is a principle or belief held as true by a person, group, or organization.
The word typically appears in discussions of religion, philosophy, or ideology: a central tenet of Buddhism, the basic tenets of democracy.
Tenets are foundational—the doctrines on which larger systems of thought rest.
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- creedStatement of belief
- credoGuiding personal doctrine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
ideology · worldview · doctrine · orthodoxy · heresy · theism · atheism · agnosticism
Self-evident starting principle
- preceptRule governing behavior
- maximBrief moral principle
- dictumAuthoritative formal statement
- canonAccepted authoritative works
guideline · standard · rule · ethic · moral · code · commandment · imperative
Foundation for logical argument
- postulateAssumed starting point
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
hypothesis · thesis · doctrine · ideology · school of thought · epistemology · ontology · metaphysics
faith
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- creedStatement of belief
- credoGuiding personal doctrine
dogma · ideology · worldview · doctrine · orthodoxy · heresy · theism · atheism · agnosticism · spirituality
axiom
Self-evident starting principle
canon · guideline · standard · rule · ethic · moral · code · commandment · imperative · fundamental
premise
Foundation for logical argument
- postulateAssumed starting point
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- assertionConfident statement of fact
assumption · hypothesis · thesis · doctrine · ideology · school of thought · epistemology · ontology · metaphysics · rationalism
tenetdisbelief
Rejection of truth claims
doubt · skepticism · unbelief · rejection · denial
tenetheresy
Belief opposing official doctrine
apostasy · heterodoxy · blasphemy · deviation · dissent
tenetconjecture
Guess from limited facts
speculation · whim · hunch · guess · doubt
- anchor tenantMain retailer in complex
- tenant rightsLessee's legal entitlements
- tenant farmerOne who leases farmland
- tenure protectionsEmployment stability guarantees
- tenor saxMidrange curved woodwind
- landlord-tenant lawRules governing rental relationships
intend, intention, tenant, tenacious, tenor, intentional, tenure, tenuous, retention