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principium

[prin-sip-ee-uhm] / prɪnˈsɪp i əm /
NOUN
fundamental
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bottom line component cornerstone element factor foundation law principle
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ABCs axiom basis constituent guts heart nitty-gritty rudiment rule theorem
WEAK
brass tacks coal-and-ice rock bottom sine qua non
Antonyms
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cowardice fear
WEAK
addition auxiliary extra subordinate trivia
NOUN
law
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proposal regulation rule
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assumption axiom base canon cause criterion exigency formula foundation fundamental generalization ground guide maxim origin postulate precept proposition reason source theorem truth usage
NOUN
principle
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assumption basis convention doctrine ethic foundation fundamental precept proposition regulation rule truth
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axiom canon criterion dictum dogma form formula ground maxim origin postulate prescript source theorem usage verity
WEAK
golden rule
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ambiguity effect end result
NOUN
theorem
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axiom
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assumption belief deduction dictum doctrine formula fundamental law postulate principle proposition rule statement theory thesis
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addition certainty disbelief fact proof reality

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In nullo enim alio natura ab arte videtur differre, nisi quia natura est principium intrinsecum, et ars est principium extrinsicum.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Tam in ingressu Sacerdotis ad altare, quam ante principium Missae, reverentia Sacerdotis debet esse profunda capitis et corporis, non capitis tantum, inclinatio, juxta rubricam 8.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 by Various

It is no answer to say that the consciousness of God is the principium essendi, while the consciousness of self is the principium cognoscendi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Quae unitas iuxta Pythagorae opinionem rerum omnium principium est, per cuius participationem unaquaeque res una dicitur.

From The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors by King, W. James

So long as the knowledge is merely that which is involved in the principium individuationis and exclusively follows the principle of sufficient reason, the strength of the motives is irresistible.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur