Definition of principle

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Principle (n.) A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause..

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Syncretist :: Syncretism (n.) Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.
Proteid :: Proteid (n.) One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food..
Absolutism :: Absolutism (n.) The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
Dephlogisticcate :: Dephlogisticcate (v. t.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability..
Grammaticism :: Grammaticism (n.) A point or principle of grammar.
Regular :: Regular (a.) Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building..
Orientation :: Orientation (n.) Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
Position :: Position (n.) Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position..
Orient :: Orient (v. t.) Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
Generalize :: Generalize (v. t.) To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars..
Ormuzd :: Ormuzd (n.) The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian religion. See Ahriman..
Calumbin :: Calumbin (n.) A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance from the calumba root.
Anglicanism :: Anglicanism (n.) Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.
Institutionary :: Institutionary (a.) Containing the first principles or doctrines; elemental; rudimentary.
Propagandist :: Propagandist (n.) A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles.
Iatrochemistry :: Iatrochemistry (n.) Chemistry applied to, or used in, medicine; -- used especially with reference to the doctrines in the school of physicians in Flanders, in the 17th century, who held that health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the fluids of the body, and who endeavored to explain the conditions of health or disease by chemical principles..
Axiom :: Axiom (a.) An established principle in some art or science, which, though not a necessary truth, is universally received; as, the axioms of political economy..
Institute :: Institute (a.) Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n..
Physicochemical :: Physicochemical (a.) Involving the principles of both physics and chemistry; dependent on, or produced by, the joint action of physical and chemical agencies..
Internationalism :: Internationalism (n.) The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.
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