'axiom' definitions:
Definition of 'axiom'
(from WordNet)
noun
A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits [syn: maxim, axiom]
noun
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
Synonyms of 'axiom'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a belief,
- a priori principle,
- a priori truth,
- absolute fact,
- accepted fact,
- actual fact,
- adage,
- admitted fact,
- affirmation,
- ana,
- analects,
- aphorism,
- apothegm,
- apriorism,
- article of faith,
- assertion,
- assumed position,
- assumption,
- bald fact,
- bare fact,
- basis,
- brocard,
- brutal fact,
- byword,
- canon,
- catchword,
- categorical proposition,
- center,
- circumstance,
- cold fact,
- collected sayings,
- conceded fact,
- conjecture,
- core,
- current saying,
- data,
- datum,
- demonstrable fact,
- dictate,
- dictum,
- distich,
- doctrine,
- dogma,
- elixir,
- empirical fact,
- epigram,
- essence,
- essential,
- established fact,
- expression,
- fact,
- fact of experience,
- first principles,
- flower,
- focus,
- formula,
- foundation,
- fundamental,
- gist,
- given fact,
- gnome,
- golden rule,
- golden saying,
- gravamen,
- ground,
- guesswork,
- hard fact,
- heart,
- hypostasis,
- hypothesis,
- hypothesis ad hoc,
- indisputable fact,
- inescapable fact,
- inference,
- inner essence,
- kernel,
- law,
- lemma,
- major premise,
- marrow,
- matter of fact,
- maxim,
- meat,
- minor premise,
- moral,
- mot,
- motto,
- naked fact,
- not guesswork,
- not opinion,
- nub,
- nucleus,
- nuts and bolts,
- oracle,
- philosopheme,
- philosophical proposition,
- phrase,
- pith,
- pithy saying,
- plain,
- position,
- positive fact,
- postulate,
- postulation,
- postulatum,
- precept,
- premise,
- prescript,
- presumption,
- presupposal,
- presupposition,
- principium,
- principle,
- proposition,
- propositional function,
- provable fact,
- proverb,
- proverbial saying,
- proverbs,
- quid,
- quiddity,
- quintessence,
- rule,
- salient fact,
- sap,
- saw,
- saying,
- self-evident fact,
- self-evident truth,
- sentence,
- sententious expression,
- set of postulates,
- settled principle,
- significant fact,
- simple fact,
- sloka,
- sober fact,
- soul,
- spirit,
- statement,
- stock saying,
- stubborn fact,
- stuff,
- substance,
- sumption,
- supposal,
- supposing,
- supposition,
- surmise,
- sutra,
- teaching,
- tenet,
- text,
- the case,
- the nitty-gritty,
- theorem,
- thesis,
- truism,
- truth,
- truth table,
- truth-function,
- truth-value,
- undeniable fact,
- universal truth,
- verse,
- well-known fact,
- wisdom,
- wisdom literature,
- wise saying,
- witticism,
- word,
- words of wisdom,
- working hypothesis