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Definition
a basic rule or belief
The exact meaning of principle can depend upon its context. For example:
- "our guiding principles" — basic moral beliefs that guide decisions and behavior
- "electromagnetic principles" — rules describing how the world works
- "She lacks principles." — lacks moral guidelines
- "We agree in principle." — about important basic beliefs
- The congregational principle, on the other hand, makes each church into a kind of club, and finally, if all goes well, into a coterie or faction.Chapter 16 (16% in)
- We are certain (it is a matter of first principles) that each member of the family must in some way be making capital out of the others—but we can't find out how.Chapter 22 (58% in)
There are no more uses of "principle" in The Screwtape Letters.
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