1. (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• maxim

1. (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• aphorism
• apophthegm
• apothegm
• gnome
• moralism

2. (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• euclid's axiom
• euclid's postulate
• euclidean axiom

1. (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• expression
• locution
• saying

2. (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• proposition

1. (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• logic

1. (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• aphoristic
• axiomatic

2. (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• axiomatic
• self-evident
• taken for granted
• axiomatic
• axiomatic
• axiomatical
• axiomatical
• postulational
• postulational