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AXIOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("axiom" is a kind of...):
proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axiom"):
Euclid's axiom; Euclid's postulate; Euclidean axiom ((mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry)
Derivation:
axiomatic (evident without proof or argument)
axiomatic; axiomatical (of or relating to or derived from axioms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Synonyms:
axiom; maxim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("axiom" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axiom"):
aphorism; apophthegm; apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
gnome (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
moralism (a moral maxim)
Derivation:
axiomatic (containing aphorisms or maxims)
