Definitions for tenet
ˈtɛn ɪt; Brit. also ˈti nɪttenet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. dogma, tenetnoun

   a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. tenetnoun

   An opinion, belief, or principle held to be true by someone or especially an organization.

2. Etymology: tenet, from teneo

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Tenetnoun

   Position; principle; opinion.

   Etymology: from tenet, Latin, he holds.

   That all animals of the land are in their kind in the sea, although received as a principle, is a tenet very questionable. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.

   While, in church matters, profit shall be the touch-stone for faith and manners, we are not to wonder if no gainful tenet be deposited. Decay of Piety.

   This favours of something ranker than socinianism, even the tenents of the fifth monarchy, and of sovereignty founded only upon saintship. Robert South, Sermons.

   They wonder men should have mistook
   The tenets of their master’s book. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tenet

   A tenet is a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true, especially one formally stated by a religious, philosophical, or political organization. It serves as part of the foundation of a system of beliefs or practices.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Tenetnoun

   any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Tenet

   ten′et, n. any opinion, principle, or doctrine which a person holds or maintains as true. [L. tenet, he holds—tenēre, to hold.]

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1. • Religious Doctrine

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tenet in a Sentence

1. 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.

2. Alastair Irvine:

   The central tenet of what's going on, especially in commodity prices and the general slowdown in global growth, is that for a long time, we have been relying on China, they are trying to rebalance the economy... but it's something that's going to take a long time.

3. The Times:

   Avoiding conflicts of interest is a basic tenet of journalism, and intimate involvement with a source is considered verboten.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tenet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tenet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tenet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tenet