3 January 2018
axiom
[ak-see-uh m]
noun
1. a self-evident truth that requires no proof.
2. a universally accepted principle or rule.
3. Logic, Mathematics. a proposition that is assumed without proof for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it.
Origin of axiom
Latin
1475-1485; < Latin axiōma < Greek: something worthy, equivalent to axiō-, variant stem of axioûn to reckon worthy + -ma resultative
noun suffix
Can be confused
adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, maxim, proverb.
assumption, axiom, premise, presumption.
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Examples from the Web for axiom
Contemporary Examples
Whether or not Hippocrates ever actually said “First, do no harm,” the axiom is central to medical ethics.
Why So Many Surgeons Are Psychos
Russell Saunders
December 16, 2014
Jakes says he believes in the axiom that the act of forgiveness is not really a gift to others as much as it is a gift to oneself.
Bishop T.D. Jakes on His New Book and Whitney Houston’s Death
Allison Samuels
March 9, 2012
Historical Examples
It is an axiom in all progress that the more we conquer the more easily we conquer.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
Anagram
am I ox
Today’s quote
All your children are poor, unfortunate victims of lies you believe. A plague upon your ignorance which keeps the young form the truth they deserve.
– Frank Zappa
On this day
3 January – the tenth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
3 January 106BC – birth of Marcus Tullius Cicero (sometimes anglicised as Tully), Roman statesman, politician, philosopher, orator. Tully’s influence on Latin and other European languages was immense and still felt up to the 19th century. The history of prose in Latin and other languages was said to be either a reaction against, or a return to, his style. Died 7 December 43BC.
3 January 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
3 January 1892 – birth of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘The Hobbit‘ and ‘Lord of the Rings‘. Died 2 September 1973. ‘The road goes ever on … ‘
3 January 1956 – birth of Mel Gibson, Australian actor.
3 January 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
3 January 1969 – birth of Michael Schumacher, German Formula 1 racing car driver.
3 January 1977 – Apple Computers is incorporated.