Etymology
Latin tenet (“he holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”)
Pronunciation
Noun
tenet (plural tenets)
- An opinion, belief, or principle held to be true by someone or especially an organization.
Translations
an opinion, belief or principle
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 原理 (cmn) (yuánlǐ), 信條 (cmn), 信条 (cmn) (xìntiáo)
- Dutch: dogma (nl), grondregel (nl), overtuiging (nl), stelling (nl)
- Finnish: dogmi (fi), opinkappale (fi)
- French: dogme (fr) m, règle de base (fr) f, conviction (fr) f, théorème (fr) m
- German: Dogma (de) n, Grundsatz (de) m, Glaubenssatz (de) m, Theorem (de) n, Grundregel (de) f
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