при́нцип — meaning in English

English meaning

• fundamental adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
• precept noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
• 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

1. adj Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.
2. noun A basic principle or building-block idea.

precept — full definition

1. noun A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
2. noun A written command, especially a demand for payment.
3. noun An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
4. noun A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.

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