noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtɛnɪt/
/ˈtɛnət/
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rhymes with -ɛnɪt
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noun
Meaning 1
An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dogma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
Narrower terms: article of faith, credendum
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
до́гмат
(dóhmat)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Belarusian:
дактры́на
(daktrýna)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Belarusian:
пры́нцып
(prýncyp)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Bulgarian:
до́гма
(dógma)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Bulgarian:
при́нцип
(príncip)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Catalan:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Catalan:
opinió
— an opinion, belief or principle
Catalan:
creença
— an opinion, belief or principle
Catalan:
principi
— an opinion, belief or principle
Chinese Mandarin:
原理
(yuánlǐ)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Chinese Mandarin:
信條 /信条
(xìntiáo)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Czech:
princip
— an opinion, belief or principle
Czech:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Czech:
zásada
— an opinion, belief or principle
Czech:
krédo
— an opinion, belief or principle
Danish:
dogme
— an opinion, belief or principle
Danish:
princip
— an opinion, belief or principle
Dutch:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Dutch:
grondregel
— an opinion, belief or principle
Dutch:
overtuiging
— an opinion, belief or principle
Dutch:
stelling
— an opinion, belief or principle
Dutch:
pijler
— an opinion, belief or principle
Esperanto:
dogmo
— an opinion, belief or principle
Finnish:
dogmi
— an opinion, belief or principle
Finnish:
opinkappale
— an opinion, belief or principle
Finnish:
periaate
— an opinion, belief or principle
French:
principe
— an opinion, belief or principle
French:
croyance
— an opinion, belief or principle
French:
dogme
— an opinion, belief or principle
Galician:
principio
— an opinion, belief or principle
German:
Dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
German:
Grundsatz
— an opinion, belief or principle
German:
Glaubenssatz
— an opinion, belief or principle
German:
Theorem
— an opinion, belief or principle
German:
Grundregel
— an opinion, belief or principle
Greek:
δόγμα
(dógma)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Hungarian:
elv
— an opinion, belief or principle
Hungarian:
nézet
— an opinion, belief or principle
Italian:
principio
— an opinion, belief or principle
Italian:
fondamento
— an opinion, belief or principle
Italian:
credenza
— an opinion, belief or principle
Italian:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Italian:
cardine
— an opinion, belief or principle
Japanese:
原則
(gensoku)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Japanese:
原理
(genri)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Kazakh:
қағида
(qağida)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Kazakh:
қағидат
(qağidat)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Korean:
원리
(wolli)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Korean:
원칙
(wonchik)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Malay:
rukun
— an opinion, belief or principle
Malay:
kepercayaan
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnsetning
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Bokmål:
dogme
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Bokmål:
prinsipp
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
grunnsetning
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dogme
— an opinion, belief or principle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
prinsipp
— an opinion, belief or principle
Persian:
اَصْل
(asl)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Polish:
zasada
— an opinion, belief or principle
Polish:
dogmat
— an opinion, belief or principle
Portuguese:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Russian:
до́гмат
(dógmat)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Russian:
доктри́на
(doktrína)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Russian:
при́нцип
(príncip)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
creencia
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
principio
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
dogma
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
precepto
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
canon
— an opinion, belief or principle
Spanish:
credo
— an opinion, belief or principle
Swedish:
grundsats
— an opinion, belief or principle
Swedish:
dogm
— an opinion, belief or principle
Swedish:
trossats
— an opinion, belief or principle
Tagalog:
turo
— an opinion, belief or principle
Turkish:
düstur
— an opinion, belief or principle
Turkish:
ilke
— an opinion, belief or principle
Turkish:
prensip
— an opinion, belief or principle
Ukrainian:
до́гмат
(dóhmat)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Ukrainian:
доктри́на
(doktrýna)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Ukrainian:
при́нцип
(prýncyp)
— an opinion, belief or principle
Vietnamese:
nguyên lý
— an opinion, belief or principle
Vietnamese:
nguyên lí
— an opinion, belief or principle
Vietnamese:
nguyên tắc
— an opinion, belief or principle
