Dictionary entries for 'axiom'

Synonyms

ax·i·om (ăḱsē-əm)

[Middle English, from Old French axiome, from Latin axiōma, axiōmat-, from Greek, from axios, worthy.]

noun

A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: “It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services” (Albert Jay Nock)
An established rule, principle, or law.
A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.