AXIOM

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Meaning:

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("axiom" is a kind of...):

proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)

Domain category:

logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axiom"):

Euclid's axiom; Euclid's postulate; Euclidean axiom ((mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry)

Derivation:

axiomatic (evident without proof or argument)

axiomatic; axiomatical (of or relating to or derived from axioms)

Meaning:

A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

Synonyms:

axiom; maxim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("axiom" is a kind of...):

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axiom"):

aphorism; apophthegm; apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)

gnome (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)

moralism (a moral maxim)

Derivation:

axiomatic (containing aphorisms or maxims)