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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principles, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | aesthetics, attitude, axiom, beliefs, conception, convictions, doctrine, idea, ideology, logic, metaphysics, ontology, outlook, rationalism, reason, reasoning, system, tenet, theory, thinking, thought, truth, values, view, viewpoint, wisdom |
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| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, leaning, like it is, mental state, mindset, mindtrip, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, say so, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, where one is at |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | hypothesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theory |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, apriority, assignment, assumption, attribution, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout, lemma, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presupposition, principle, proposal, proposition, rationale, reason, scheme, shot in the dark, speculation, starting point, suggestion, supposition, surmise, system, tentative law, term, theorem, thesis |
| Antonyms: | calcualtion, measurement, proof, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | ideology |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beliefs |
| Synonyms: | Weltanschauung, articles of faith, credo, creed, culture, dogma, ideas, outlook, philosophy, principles, system, tenets, theory, view |
| Main Entry: | knowledge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's understanding; information |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishments, acquaintance, apprehension, attainments, awareness, cognition, comprehension, consciousness, dirt*, discernment, doctrine, dogma, dope*, education, enlightenment, erudition, expertise, facts, familiarity, goods*, grasp, inside story, insight, instruction, intelligence, judgment, know-how, learning, light*, lore, observation, philosophy, picture, power*, principles, proficiency, recognition, scholarship, schooling, science, scoop*, substance, theory, tuition, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | logic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | science of reasoning |
| Synonyms: | antithesis and synthesis, argumentation, coherence, connection, course of thought, deduction, dialectic, good sense, induction, inference, linkage, philosophy, ratiocination, rationale, relationship, sanity, sense, sound judgment, syllogism, syllogistics, thesis, train of thought |
| Antonyms: | unreasonableness |
| Main Entry: | mind-set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, approach, belief, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, mental outlook, mental state, mood, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, sentiment, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temperament, view, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | morality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ethics, honesty |
| Synonyms: | chastity, conduct, decency, ethicality, ethicalness, gentleness, godliness, good habits, goodness, honor, ideals, incorruptibility, incorruption, integrity, justice, manners, moral code, morals, mores, philosophy, principle, principles, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, saintliness, standards, uprightness, virtue, worthiness |
| Notes: | morality is beliefs regarding appropriate behavior, while ethics is the formal study of morality |
| Antonyms: | amorality, badness, corruption, dishonesty, evil, immorality, sinfulness, unethicalness |
| Main Entry: | rationale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | logic for belief, action |
| Synonyms: | account, excuse, explanation, exposition, grounds, hypothesis, justification, motivation, motive, philosophy, principle, raison d'être, rationalization, reason, reasons, song and dance, sour grapes, story*, the big idea, the whole idea, theory, whatfor, why and wherefore, whyfor |
| Notes: | a rationale is given for a future course of action, whereas a rationalization is offered for a past action |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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