Both Uses of
tenet
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- If he's converted to some religion that is now claiming that organ donation is part of its tenets, we submit to this court that it's pure bunk.†
*tenets = important beliefs that is part of a larger framework of beliefs
- For example, imagine what would happen if a death row inmate announced that by the tenets of his religion, he had to die of old age.†
Definition:
an important belief that is part of a larger framework of beliefs