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   principle

   /ˈprɪnsɪpl/

   noun

   • 1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning: "the basic principles of justice" Similar truthpropositionconceptideatheorypostulateassumptionbasisfundamentalessenceessentialphilosophy
   • ▪ a rule or belief governing one's behaviour: "struggling to be true to their own principles" Similar moralsmoralitymoral standardsmoral valuesethicscode of ethicsbeliefscredoidealsstandardsintegrityuprightnesshigh-mindednessrighteousnessvirtueprobityrectitudesense of honourhonourdecencyconsciencesense of dutyscruples
   • ▪ morally correct behaviour and attitudes: "a man of principle" Similar moralsmoralitymoral standardsmoral valuesethicscode of ethicsbeliefscredoidealsstandardsintegrityuprightnesshigh-mindednessrighteousnessvirtueprobityrectitudesense of honourhonourdecencyconsciencesense of dutyscruples
   • 2. a general scientific theorem or law that has numerous special applications across a wide field.
   • ▪ a natural law forming the basis for the construction or working of a machine: "these machines all operate on the same general principle"
   • 3. a fundamental source or basis of something: "the first principle of all things was water"
   • ▪ a fundamental quality determining the nature of something: "the combination of male and female principles"
   • ▪ an active or characteristic constituent of a substance, obtained by simple analysis or separation: "the active principle of Spanish fly"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin principium ‘source’, principia (plural) ‘foundations’, from princeps, princip- ‘first, chief’.

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   noun. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. Synonyms: proposition, postulate, axiom, theorem. a fundamental doctrine or tenet; a distinctive ruling opinion: the principles of the Stoics.

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   A principle is a kind of rule, belief, or idea that guides you. You can also say a good, ethical person has a lot of principles. In general, a principle is some kind of basic truth that helps you with your life.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and examples of the word principle, a noun that refers to a basic truth, law, or rule. Avoid confusing principle with principal, which means main or foremost.