Meaning & Definition of Principle in English
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Principle
/prɪnsəpəl/
noun
1. A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- "Their principles of composition characterized all their works"
synonym:
- principle,
- rule
2. A rule or standard especially of good behavior
- "A man of principle"
- "He will not violate his principles"
synonym:
- principle
3. A basic truth or law or assumption
- "The principles of democracy"
synonym:
- principle
4. A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- "The principle of the conservation of mass"
- "The principle of jet propulsion"
- "The right-hand rule for inductive fields"
synonym:
- principle,
- rule
5. Rule of personal conduct
synonym:
- principle,
- precept
6. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
- "The rationale for capital punishment"
- "The principles of internal-combustion engines"
synonym:
- rationale,
- principle
Examples of using
Anybody who once proclaimed violence to be his method, must inexorably choose lie as his principle.
Hope, not fear, is the creative principle in human affairs.
I agree to the proposal in principle.