Synonyms for tenet
ˈtɛn ɪt; Brit. also ˈti nɪttenet

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1. tenet

   Doctrine primarily signifies that which is taught; principle, the fundamental basis on which the teaching rests. A doctrine is reasoned out, and may be defended by reasoning; a dogma rests on authority, as of direct revelation, the decision of the church, etc. A doctrine or dogma is a statement of some one item of belief; a creed is a summary of doctrines or dogmas. Dogma has commonly, at the present day, an offensive signification, as of a belief arrogantly asserted. Tenet is simply that which is held, and is applied to a single item of belief; it is a neutral word, neither approving nor condemning; we speak of the doctrines of our own church; of the tenets of others. A precept relates not to belief, but to conduct. Compare FAITH; LAW.

   Synonyms:
   article of belief, article of faith, belief, doctrine, dogma, precept, principle, teaching

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1. tenet

   Synonyms:
   dogma, article, principle, creed, doctrine, opinion, belief, persuasion

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, renunciation, protest, abjuration

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1. dogma, tenetnoun

   a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

   Synonyms:
   dogma

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1. • Religious Doctrine

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1. tenetnoun

   Synonyms:
   doctrine, dogma, opinion, notion, principle, position, belief, creed, way of thinking

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1. List of paraphrases for "tenet":

   principle, tint

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1. George F. Will, Newsweek, July 4, 2005:

   The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet--a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school's curriculum.

2. Patrick Lynch:

   A single tenet has and will continue to guide us as we look to the future: do what’s in the best interest our members, these results give our team a mandate to continue that work.

3. Rusty Bowers ':

   It is a tenet of my faith that the Constitution is divinely inspired, that this is my most basic foundational belief, and so for me to do that because somebody just asked me to, is foreign to my very being. I will not do it.

4. Stacey Abrams:

   The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the United States, one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people but our values.

5. David Nykanen:

   If someone is contributing at that level, obviously they have to have some influence, if Tenet Healthcare contributed so much money, you'd think they have the ear of the governor and the politicians.