при́нцип — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fundamental adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
- precept noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
- 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
при́нцип is used for these senses in English:
- fundamental (generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
- precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- principle A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
- 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.
fundamental — full definition
- adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
- noun A basic principle or building-block idea.
precept — full definition
- noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
- noun (law) An official written order, especially one demanding that money be paid.
- noun (UK) An instruction from one local council to another setting the level of tax to charge on its behalf.
- noun The rate of tax fixed by such an order, or the tax collected under it.
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