WordNet: principle

a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"

• hypernym law, natural law

• hyponym dictate

• hyponym basic principle, basics, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals

• hyponym logic

• hyponym pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle, pleasure principle

• hyponym reality principle

• hyponym insurrectionism

• hyponym conservation

• hyponym Tao

principle

• (suomi) toimintaperiaate (synonyymi)

• (suomi) laki (synonyymi)

• (suomi) periaate (synonyymi)