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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGrundsatz
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Grundsatz
"Ein zentraler Grundsatz der Demokratie ist die Freigiebigkeit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
"A core tenet of modern medicine is to do no harm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin, literally 'he holds', from the verb tenere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "tenet" is said worldwide
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dogme
Transliteration: dogme
"Le respect est un tenet fondamental de notre société."
Grundsatz
Transliteration: Grundsatz
"Ein zentraler Grundsatz der Demokratie ist die Freigiebigkeit."
dogma
Transliteration: dogma
"Questo è un tenet fondamentale della nostra fede."
dogma
Transliteration: dogma
"Un principio fundamental de su filosofía."
dogma
Transliteration: dogma
"Este é um dogma central da teoria."
सिद्धान्त
Transliteration: siddhant
"यह हमारे धर्म का मुख्य सिद्धान्त है।"
信条
Transliteration: xìn tiáo
"自由是该组织的核心信条。"
신조
Transliteration: sinjo
"그것은 우리 회사의 핵심 신조입니다."
教義
Transliteration: kyōgi
"それがこの宗教の基本教義です。"
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