tenet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪt/, /ˈtɛnət/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɪt

Noun

tenet (plural tenets)

  1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
    • 2009 May 10, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver.
    • 2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      Opposition to climate science has become not just the badge of honour for far-right politicians like Ukip’s Paul Nuttall. It has become the central tenet of their appeal to unreason.

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Verb

tenet

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of teneō
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