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Another word for dictum

Noun

  1. Pronouncement

    2. See also:

    judgment

    declaration

    announcement

  2. Proverb

    3. See also:

    proverb

    motto

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Sentence Examples

  • Occam's dictum "Entia non multiplicanda sunt praeter necessitatem" was inspired by a spirit similar to that of Bacon.

  • Occam's dictum "Entia non multiplicanda sunt praeter necessitatem" was inspired by a spirit similar to that of Bacon.

  • His favourite dictum in politics was, "Why not leave it alone ?"

  • The famous dictum "Every man is the architect of his own fortune" is attributed to him.

  • But whilst all the organic processes in man go on mechanically, and though by reflex action he may repel attack unconsciously, still the first affirmation of the system was that man was essentially a thinking being; and, while we retain this original dictum, it must not be supposed that the mind is a mere spectator, or like the boatman in the boat.

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