tenet
a principle or belief held as part of a doctrine
Word origin: From Latin tenet, he holds.
Tenet in a sentence
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Nonviolence is a central tenet of the movement she helped found.
Nonviolence remained the central tenet of the movement even as its tactics evolved over the decades.
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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.
Using “tenet” well
A tenet is a principle or belief held as part of a doctrine. Do not confuse it with tenant, which means an occupant who rents property, or with tenet's near-twin in sound, tenor.
More GRE words starting with T
understood or implied without being openly stated
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
equivalent in effect or value to something else
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
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