Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
An axiom.
A requirement; a prerequisite.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
Postulated.
To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
Bernoulli's Principle
An original faculty or endowment.
A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
Moral rule or aspect.
To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.