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tenet

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"Core doctrine"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɛnɪt/Part of speech nounSorted eenttStarts with TEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.

Used in a sentence

  • Opposition to climate science has become not just the badge of honour for far-right politicians like Ukip’s Paul Nuttall. It has become the central tenet of their appeal to unreason.

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