Maxim (6)

(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Proverb, maxim" , "Old saw" , "say it again and again!" , "Old saying, maxim" , "Short statement expressing a general truth" .)

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Article of faith; doctrine" , "A belief or creed - a palindrome" , "Item of belief" , "you may believe in it" , "A palindromic doctrine or creed" .)

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Doctrine accepted as true without proof" , "Authoritative doctrine" , "Code of beliefs accepted as authoritative" , "Religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof" , "Laid-down doctrine" .)

(Other definitions for motto that I've seen before include "Favourite saying of a group" , "It may be proverbial" , "cry" , "Phrase in a Christmas cracker" , "Slogan encapsulating self-image" .)

(Other definitions for axiom that I've seen before include "that's self-evident" , "Principle; assumption" , "Universally accepted proposition" , "Clearly true statement" , "that goes without saying" .)

(Other definitions for dictum that I've seen before include "A Latin saying or formal expression of opinion" , "Short statement of a general principle" , "Popular maxim" , "Formal pronouncement" , "Formal statement - maxim" .)

(Other definitions for proverb that I've seen before include "Aphorism" , "OT saying" , "Adage, pithy saying" , "Familiar saying" , "encapsulate wisdom" .)

(Other definitions for precept that I've seen before include "Rule of action" , "Rule of conduct or doctrine" , "order for payment of rate" , "Moral rule" , "Rubric" .)

(Other definitions for aphorism that I've seen before include "Short, clever saying" , "Adage" , "A short, pithy, instructive saying" , "One could briefly say this" , "Saw" .)

(Other definitions for saw that I've seen before include "Observed the old saying?" , "A maxim with teeth" , "Noticed; cutter" , "Old saying for wood cutter" , "Witnessed" .)