rest on/uponsomething
phrasal verbwithrestverbuk/rest/us/rest/
formalIf somethingrestson aparticularidea,belief, orfact, it isbasedon it orneedsit inorderfor it to betrue:
Christianityrestson thebeliefthatJesuswas thesonofGod.
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake