any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
Origin of tenet
1590–1600; <Latin: he holds
SYNONYMS FOR tenet
belief, position.
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pronunciation note for tenet
The word tenet , defined here, should not be hard to pronounce. For speakers of American English, say the number ten, then add the pronoun it , and you have tenet , pronounced (tenit). Unfortunately, there is a similar-looking and similar-sounding word in English that is much more common—the word tenant , meaning someone who rents and occupies an apartment, office, etc. This word is pronounced (tenənt), and its pronunciation is frequently used in error by people who intend to say tenet . Because both words involve sequences of the same letters t and n —both of which are pronounced with the tongue in the same place, touching the upper palate—it is easy for the extra n of the more common word tenant to creep into the pronunciation of tenet . With care, one can learn to pronounce these two words differently and appropriately.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tenet
tenant, tenet
Words nearby tenet
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One of the tenets of that is to address disinformation or bad information with facts and what’s actually going on.
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A core tenet of good urban design is the need for “eyes on the street” — business owners, passers-by and residents who have a vested interest in keeping their streets safe and monitoring suspicious activity.
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Some were talking about Q, repeating and promoting the core tenets of the conspiracy theory.
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Charter schools, rejecting the tenet of promotion through seniority, promised to do better.
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By late Jan. 2003, Tenet had signed the first formal guidelines for interrogation and confinement.
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Meanwhile, [CIA Director George] Tenet and I sat together in my small office.
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When Tenet was asked whether it was appropriate to describe Ciralsky that way, Tenet answered, “No.”
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The only problem was that Tenet made those remarks two weeks before the actual polygraph test.
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Some of the Scotists among the schoolmen appear to have made an approach to it, by their tenet of grace ex congruo.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Now, it might be shewn that there are infinite objections to this tenet, and that it involves vast difficulties and perplexities.
Rites and Ritual|Philip Freeman
Mastrius (loco jam citato) tenet inseminationem esse necessariam.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Also, when inculcating the tenet of taking no delight in the whole Universe: 'So nothing which has form (samskrita) is reliable.'
The Gtakaml|rya Sra
Dogma, dog′ma, n. a settled opinion: a principle or tenet: a doctrine laid down with authority.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
British Dictionary definitions for tenet
tenet
/ (ˈtɛnɪt, ˈtiːnɪt) /
noun
a belief, opinion, or dogma
Word Origin for tenet
C17: from Latin, literally: he (it) holds, from tenēre to hold