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Definition of Principle
1. Noun. A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct. "Their principles of composition characterized all their works"
Exact synonyms: Rule
Generic synonyms: Generalisation, Generality, Generalization
Specialized synonyms: Pillar, Yang, Yin, Feng Shui
Generic synonyms: Generalisation, Generality, Generalization
Specialized synonyms: Pillar, Yang, Yin, Feng Shui
2. Noun. A rule or standard especially of good behavior. "He will not violate his principles"
Generic synonyms: Value
Specialized synonyms: Accounting Principle, Accounting Standard, Chivalry, Knightliness, Ethic, Moral Principle, Value Orientation, Value-system, Hellenism, Judicial Doctrine, Judicial Principle, Legal Principle, Scruple
Specialized synonyms: Accounting Principle, Accounting Standard, Chivalry, Knightliness, Ethic, Moral Principle, Value Orientation, Value-system, Hellenism, Judicial Doctrine, Judicial Principle, Legal Principle, Scruple
3. Noun. A basic truth or law or assumption. "The principles of democracy"
Generic synonyms: Law, Natural Law
Specialized synonyms: Dictate, Basic Principle, Basics, Bedrock, Fundamental Principle, Fundamentals, Logic, Pleasure Principle, Pleasure-pain Principle, Pleasure-unpleasure Principle, Reality Principle, Insurrectionism, Conservation, Tao
Specialized synonyms: Dictate, Basic Principle, Basics, Bedrock, Fundamental Principle, Fundamentals, Logic, Pleasure Principle, Pleasure-pain Principle, Pleasure-unpleasure Principle, Reality Principle, Insurrectionism, Conservation, Tao
4. Noun. A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system. "The right-hand rule for inductive fields"
Exact synonyms: Rule
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Specialized synonyms: Gestalt Law Of Organization, Gestalt Principle Of Organization, Le Chatelier Principle, Le Chatelier's Law, Le Chatelier's Principle, Le Chatelier-braun Principle, Gresham's Law, Mass-energy Equivalence, Naegele's Rule, Law Of Parsimony, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, Principle Of Parsimony, Principle Of Equivalence, Principle Of Liquid Displacement, Huygens' Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Superposition, Superposition Principle, Mass Action, Mass-action Principle, Localisation, Localisation Of Function, Localisation Principle, Localization, Localization Of Function, Localization Principle
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Specialized synonyms: Gestalt Law Of Organization, Gestalt Principle Of Organization, Le Chatelier Principle, Le Chatelier's Law, Le Chatelier's Principle, Le Chatelier-braun Principle, Gresham's Law, Mass-energy Equivalence, Naegele's Rule, Law Of Parsimony, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, Principle Of Parsimony, Principle Of Equivalence, Principle Of Liquid Displacement, Huygens' Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Principle Of Superposition, Superposition, Superposition Principle, Mass Action, Mass-action Principle, Localisation, Localisation Of Function, Localisation Principle, Localization, Localization Of Function, Localization Principle
5. Noun. Rule of personal conduct.
Exact synonyms: Precept
Generic synonyms: Prescript, Rule
Specialized synonyms: Higher Law, Moral Principle, Hypothetical Imperative, Caveat Emptor
Group relationships: Ethic, Ethical Code
Generic synonyms: Prescript, Rule
Specialized synonyms: Higher Law, Moral Principle, Hypothetical Imperative, Caveat Emptor
Group relationships: Ethic, Ethical Code
6. Noun. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature). "The principles of internal-combustion engines"
Exact synonyms: Rationale
Generic synonyms: Explanation
Specialized synonyms: Dialectics
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Ratiocinate
Generic synonyms: Explanation
Specialized synonyms: Dialectics
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Ratiocinate
Definition of Principle
1. n. Beginning; commencement.
2. v. t. To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill.
Definition of Principle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Principle
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