principle

n. doctrine, tenet, precept; fundamental law, primary law on which other laws are based

For the term in chemistry, see principle (chemistry).Not to be confused with principal.A principle signifies a point (or points) of probability on a subject (e.g., the principle of creativity), which allows for the formation of or norm or law by (human) interpretation of the phenomena (events) that can be created. The rules, norms and laws depend on and co-create a particular context to formulate. A principle is the underlying part (or spirit) of the basis for an evolutionary normative or formative development, which is the object of subjective experience and/or interpretation. For example, the ethics of someone may be seen as a set of principles that the individual obeys in the form of rules, as guidance or law. These principles thus form the basis for such ethics.
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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) rule
(hypernym) generalization, generalisation, generality
(hyponym) pillar
2. a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
(hypernym) value
(hyponym) accounting principle, accounting standard
3. a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"
(hypernym) law, natural law
(hyponym) dictate
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) rule
(hypernym) law, law of nature
(hyponym) Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
5. rule of personal conduct
(synonym) precept
(hypernym) rule, prescript
(hyponym) higher law
(part-holonym) ethic, ethical code
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
(hypernym) explanation
(hyponym) dialectics
(classification) law, jurisprudence

(v. t.)
To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill.
  

(n.)
Beginning; commencement.
  

(n.)
Any original inherent constituent which characterizes a substance, or gives it its essential properties, and which can usually be separated by analysis; -- applied especially to drugs, plant extracts, etc.
  

(n.)
An original faculty or endowment.
  

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

(n.)
A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person of no principle.
  

(n.)
A fundamental truth; a comprehensive law or doctrine, from which others are derived, or on which others are founded; a general truth; an elementary proposition; a maxim; an axiom; a postulate.
  

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Bending ones ideas to get a welcome.
Doing everything to please somebody.