periaate — meaning in English
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English meaning
- canon noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.
- doctrine noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
- morality noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.
- philosophy noun The academic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning.
- plank noun A long, flat, thick piece of sawn timber.
- principle noun A fundamental rule, belief, or truth that guides behaviour or reasoning.
- tenet noun A principle or belief held to be true by a person or, more often, by a group, religion or movement.
Senses
periaate is used for these senses in English:
- canon A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- doctrine (countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
- morality (countable) A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
- philosophy (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
- plank (figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
- principle A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
- tenet An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
canon — full definition
- noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.
- noun A clergyman who serves on the staff of a cathedral.
doctrine — full definition
- noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
- noun A stated policy guiding a country's official conduct, especially in foreign affairs.