Definition of principle

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Principle (n.) A fundamental truth; a comprehensive law or doctrine, from which others are derived, or on which others are founded; a general truth; an elementary proposition; a maxim; an axiom; a postulate..

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Internationalism :: Internationalism (n.) The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.
Headnote :: Headnote (n.) A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court..
Bascule :: Bascule (n.) In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls..
Nitrogenous :: Nitrogenous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds..
Illuminism :: Illuminism (n.) The principles of the Illuminati.
Elementary :: Elementary (a.) Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance..
Demonize :: Demonize (v. t.) To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles..
Chemically :: Chemically (adv.) According to chemical principles; by chemical process or operation.
Nataloin :: Nataloin (n.) A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon.
Groundwork :: Groundwork (n.) That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.
Cacaine :: Cacaine (n.) The essential principle of cacao; -- now called theobromine.
Elementation :: Elementation (n.) Instruction in the elements or first principles.
Cause :: Cause (v.) The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain..
Backbone :: Backbone (n.) Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
Incoincident :: Incoincident (a.) Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle..
Illuminize :: Illuminize (v. t.) To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.
Acidifier :: Acidifier (n.) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc..
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce..
Hypostasis :: Hypostasis (n.) Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the three principles of all material bodies..
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