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tenet [ˈtɛnɪt ˈtiːnɪt] n
a belief, opinion, or dogma [from Latin, literally: he (it) holds, from tenēre to hold] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Tyler sent him to college he had never heard the word ethics, and yet I am equally sure that in all his life he never has transgressed a single tenet of the code of ethics of an American gentleman. It was the cardinal tenet of their mode of reasoning to start with facts and to give names to the facts. --morality might reproach me, according to the old routine, for disposing of my life without permission--or whatever its tenet may be. |
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