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US
/ˈtɛnət/
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[ UK /tˈɛnɪt/ ]
[ UK /tˈɛnɪt/ ]
NOUN
- a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
How To Use tenet In A Sentence
- By reuniting the oft-reproduced images of Che Guevara and the Baader-Meinhof pin-ups with their tenets of belief, LaBruce puts the radical back into radical chic.
- Our study showed that Kalarippayattu closely follows the tenets of plyometrics, which is why we decided to include it in the curriculum, "explained Singh. The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage
- Swing-around requires little coordination, other than that players observe the tenet of never dribbling more than three times before they pick up and pass.
- Silence has long been a tenet of mystery religions such as Wicca, as well as other fraternal organizations such as the Masons, or the Golden Dawn.
- In this way, Hawley’s goals surpassed those of the Self-Strengthening Movement out of which the C.E.M. had initially sprung and according to which the Chinese mind was, as an essential tenet of that movement, to remain inviolable to external influences. The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876
- Forgiveness is, of course, a tenet central to most religions. Times, Sunday Times
- The book pushes an agenda of choice (which can be code for vouchers), but the essential tenet is that when you look more closely at many middle and upper class schools, you find a lot that needs improvement, and fast. Lesley Chilcott: Books I Couldn't put Down
- Before you go from 5K runner to marathoner lickety-split, you'll have to address the second tenet of neuromuscular training: teaching your mind to push through pain, because - we won't lie to you - there's a lot of it.
- The third tenet of beach glamour is a good waterproof mascara.
- The notion is irreconcilable to basic skeptic tenets.