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Definition of
tenet noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tenet
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈtɛnət
/
/
(
formal
)
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one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on
one of the
basic/central tenets
of Christianity
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tenet
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