noun

• A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

  ‘the tenets of a democratic society’

  More example sentences

  • ‘No culture or religion can boast that its tenets are unique.’
  • ‘People raised in a religion tend to accept its tenets, often without independent examination.’
  • ‘One can try to apply the tenets of one's belief system to one's life.’
  • ‘The main tenets of his argument were radically opposed to current thinking at the time.’
  • ‘A central tenet of organic growing is the principle of feeding the soil, not the plant.’
  • ‘They do not have books on Islam and its various teachings and tenets, which they could read and learn from.’
  • ‘He reminded them of the basic tenets of biblical teaching.’
  • ‘He was no stranger to the tenets of humanist educational theory.’
  • ‘One of the central tenets of this ideology is the inherent inferiority and weakness of women.’
  • ‘Curiously, he never engages with the central tenet of the thesis.’
  • ‘Such discrimination violates central tenets of our liberal legal system, including the rule of law.’
  • ‘The rule of law is one of the fundamental tenets of our democracy.’
  • ‘We looked at the basic tenets that underlie the field of design.’
  • ‘She was deeply devoted to the tenets of her Christian faith.’
  • ‘He outlines brilliantly the basic tenets of Conservatism.’
  • ‘The best way to combat inflation is to stick to the basic tenets of sound investing.’
  • ‘One of the tenets of Christianity is forgiveness.’
  • ‘One of the most basic tenets of military strategy is never give up the high ground.’
  • ‘Under the tenets of International Law they must surely qualify as war criminals.’
  • ‘Either you respect the basic tenets of civilised society, or you face the consequences.’

  Synonyms

  principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article of faith, dogma, canon, rule

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