tenet

tenet
subs.
P. δόγμα, τό ; see opinion.

TENET

placitum: dogma (opinion or doctrine of a philosopher): praeceptum (Cic.). The tenets of the Stoics ratio Stoicorum. Vid: OPINION.

tenet: expr. by dēcrētum, which is Cic.'s trans. of δόγμα (decreta quam philosophi vocant δόγματα, Acad. 2, 9, 27): but he also uses dogma, ătis, n. as a Lat. word: it is a t. common to you and me, mihi tecum est d. commune, id. 2, 43, 133. Sen. says, quae Graeci vocant dogmata nobis vel "decreta" licet appellare, vel "scita" vel "placita," Ep. 95, 10: he further distinguishes (Ep. 94, 31) decreta (general t.s) from praecepta (special rules or maxims). It may be trans. by instĭtūtum: let each man defend his opinions: we shall hold our t.s, defendat quod quisque sentit: nos i. tenebimus, Cic. Tusc. 4, 4, 7: or by ratio: the t.s and system of the Stoics, Stoicorum r. disciplinaque, id. Off. 3, 4, 20: v. OPINION.