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

How to pronounce TENET?

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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. Duncan Innes-Ker:

   The desire for control is not something particular to any time period, it is a fundamental tenet of autocratic governments that they are constantly paranoid about being overthrown.

3. 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.

4. Shawn Robbins:

   It may take time to pan out, but that road starts with movies like' Tenet,' just to have New Mutants playing in theaters right now is a huge upturn for the film industry.

5. Public Affairs Dean Gary Segura:

   Respect for diversity of opinion on matters of public concern is a key tenet of the educational philosophy of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and it’s important to remember that an invitation to speak does not represent an endorsement of all past or future statements by a given speaker, we do not condone racism, sexism, anti-Semitism or any form of bias.

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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