Definitions
A statement accepted as true without proof.
Word origin
From Middle French axiome in the 15th century, from Latin axiōma (“axiom; principle”), from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a self-evident principle”), from ἀξιόω (axióō, “to think fit or worthy, to require, to demand”), from ἄξιος (áxios, “fit, worthy”, literally “weighing as much as; of like value”), from ἄγω (ágō, “to weigh (down)”).
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: given, facticity”
“Any publicity, runs the axiom, is good publicity.”
“"As above, so below" is an axiom from Hermetic mysticism, and in this Hermetic vision of physiology the tongue is connected through the spinal column to the penis.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Self-evident principle”5 letters
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