Antonyms for principles
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : prin-suh-puhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɪn sə pəl |
Definition of principles
Origin :- late 14c., "origin, source, beginning; rule of conduct; axiom, basic assumption; elemental aspect of a craft or discipline," from Anglo-French principle, Old French principe "origin, cause, principle," from Latin principium (plural principia) "a beginning, commencement, origin, first part," in plural "foundation, elements," from princeps (see prince). Used absolutely for (good or moral) principle from 1650s.
- It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. [Adlai Stevenson, speech, New York City, Aug. 27, 1952]
- Scientific sense of "general law of nature" is recorded from 1802. The English -l- apparently is by analogy of participle, etc.
- noun law, standard
- Yet he conducted these two vocations on principles diametrically opposite.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- On which of his two sets of principles he would manage a wife remained to be proved.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- They are not the principles of a province or of a single continent.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- They are too deeply rooted in the principles of our national life to be altered.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- To attempt it finds no support in the principles of our Constitution.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- If formed on equal and just principles, it can not be oppressive.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- We have known and boasted all along that they were the principles of a liberated mankind.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And these will be our first priorities, and on these principles, there will be no compromise.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Our pledge to these principles is constant, because we believe in their rightness.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for principles
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