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   tenet

   /ˈtɛnɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy: "the tenets of a democratic society"

   Word Origin late 16th century (superseding earlier tenent): from Latin, literally ‘he holds’, from the verb tenere.

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   What is a tenet in religion?

   • A tenet is a principle or belief honored by a person or, more often, a group of people. "Seek pleasure and avoid pain" is a basic tenet of Hedonism. "God exists" is a tenet of most major religions. Tenet is pronounced "ten’it." The word evolved from the Latin tenere "to hold." The noun tenet is an opinion or doctrine one holds.

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   What does tenet mean?

   • TENET definition: 1. one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based: 2. one of the principles on which a…. Learn more.

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   What is a tenet in psychology?

   • The noun tenet is an opinion or doctrine one holds. It usually refers to a philosophy or a religion, but it doesn't have to — for instance, Eastern medicine has different tenets from Western medicine. One of the central tenets of succeeding in the workplace is that a good offense is the best defense. "Tenet."

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   What does Tenent mean in English?

   • Note: Probably from the use of tenet in Latin texts as the opening verb in the statement of a principle or doctrine held by the person or body in question; cf. tenent (Latin, "they hold") used in the 16th to 18th centuries in the same sense. circa 1600, in the meaning defined above The Good, The Bad, & The...

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   • Tenet: Polish Translation

     tenet translate: zasada. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TENET translate: 信條;宗旨;原則. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TENET definicja: 1. one of the principles on which a belief...

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     TENET translate: 信条;宗旨;原则. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TENET translate: догмат . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   A tenet is a principle or belief honored by a person or, more often, a group of people. "Seek pleasure and avoid pain" is a basic tenet of Hedonism. "God exists" is a tenet of most major religions.

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