tenet
USTEN-it/ˈtɛnɪt/
Pluraltenets
Often confused with tenant
- 1A belief or rule that a person or group holds to be completely true.
Like a main rule in a game that everyone agrees to follow.
One tenet of their group is that everyone should be treated fairly.
The tenets of the religion guide how its members live each day.
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Origin
From Latin tenet, meaning "he or she holds," from teneō meaning "to hold" or "to have."