C2nounformalphilosophy
US/ˈæk.si.əm/
UK/ˈæk.si.əm/
a statement or idea that people accept as true without needing proof
In context
It is an axiom of journalism that you must check every fact twice.
Euclid built his whole system of geometry on a few simple axioms.
The old axiom 'the customer is always right' no longer works online.
Words that go with axiom
noun + preposition
- axiom ofFreedom of speech is a basic axiom of democracy.
adjective + noun
- basic axiomA basic axiom of design is that less is often more.
- old axiomThe old axiom says that history is written by the winners.
- accepted axiomIt was once an accepted axiom that newspapers would never die.
- fundamental axiomRespect for the individual is a fundamental axiom of modern ethics.
- mathematical axiomA mathematical axiom is the starting point for every proof.