The difference between Principle and Tenet
When used as nouns, principle means a fundamental assumption or guiding belief, whereas tenet means an opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Principle is also verb with the meaning: to equip with principles.
check bellow for the other definitions of Principle and Tenet
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Principle as a noun:
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
Examples:
"We need some sort of principles to reason from."
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Principle as a noun:
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
Examples:
"The principle of least privilege holds that a process should only receive the permissions it needs."
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Principle as a noun (sometimes, [[pluralize]]d):
Moral rule or aspect.
Examples:
"I don't doubt your principles''."
"You are clearly a person of principle''."
"It's the principle of the thing; I won't do business with someone I can't trust."
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Principle as a noun (physics):
A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
Examples:
"Bernoulli's Principle"
"The Pauli Exclusion Principle prevents two fermions from occupying the same state."
"The principle of the internal combustion engine"
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Principle as a noun:
A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
Examples:
"Many believe that life is the result of some vital principle."
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Principle as a noun (obsolete):
A beginning.
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Principle as a noun:
A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
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Principle as a noun:
An original faculty or endowment.
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Principle as a verb (transitive):
To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.
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Tenet as a noun:
An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.