religious tenet

collocation in English

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religious
adjective
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/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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tenet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈten.ɪt/us
/ˈten.ɪt/
one of the principles on which a belief or theory ...
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(Definition ofreligiousandtenetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Believing refers to acceptance of the religious tenets or doctrine that the tradition upholds.
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Some have claimed that a person may lead an active religious life, even whilst having serious doubts about religious tenets.
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That intervention comes under the state's duty to protect innocent third parties - in this case, children who, without decisionmaking capacity, are subject to their parent's sometimes-lethal religious tenets.
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All laws were ultimately based on religious tenets.
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In fairness to the millions of park visitors, we must clearly distinguish religious tenets from scientific knowledge.
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He adhered to his conviction of the divine authority of bishops and of the scriptures; all other religious tenets being of secondary moment.
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But they revered him and relished his bold attacks on narrow political and religious tenets of the time.
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He instead wrote that mathematicians submitted to authority, taking things on trust just as followers of religious tenets did.
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