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At times, morality can be dismissed as a matter of personal conscience, no matter how widespread its acceptance. Ethics, on the other hand, arises from societal or group commitments to principia of behavior.
Sherwin B. Nuland

Meaning of "principia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRINCIPIA

principia  [prɪnˈsɪpɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRINCIPIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Principia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRINCIPIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of principia in the English dictionary

The definition of principia in the dictionary is principles, esp fundamental ones.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRINCIPIA


appear
əˈpɪə
copier
ˈkɒpɪə
disappear
ˌdɪsəˈpɪə
drippier
ˈdrɪpɪə
Ethiopia
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə
happier
ˈhæpɪə
Napier
ˈneɪpɪə
nippier
ˈnɪpɪə
Olympia
əˈlɪmpɪə
peer
pɪə
pier
pɪə
Pierre
pɪə
rapier
ˈreɪpɪə
rippier
ˈrɪpɪə
sepia
ˈsiːpɪə
Shakespeare
ˈʃeɪkspɪə
slippier
ˈslɪpɪə
spear
spɪə
Utopia
juːˈtəʊpɪə
zelotypia
ˌziːləʊˈtɪpɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRINCIPIA

principal axis
principal boy
principal focus
principal nursing officer
principal parts
principalities
principality
principally
principalness
principalship
Principat d´Andorra
principate
principial
principium
principle
principle of economy
principle of indifference
principle of least action
principled
principles

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRINCIPIA

amblyopia
anisometropia
Apia
cecropia
cornucopia
diplopia
dystopia
ectopia
esotropia
exotropia
hemianopia
heterotopia
hypermetropia
hyperopia
myopia
photopia
pia
presbyopia
rupia
sinopia

Synonyms and antonyms of principia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «principia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRINCIPIA

Find out the translation of principia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of principia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «principia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

principia
570 millions of speakers

English

principia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Principia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المبادىء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Начала
278 millions of speakers

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principia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রিন্সিপিয়া
260 millions of speakers

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principia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Principia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Principia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プリンキピア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

principia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Principia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Principia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரின்ஸ்சிபியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रिन्सिपिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

principia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

principia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Principia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

почала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

principia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

principia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Principia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Principia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Principia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of principia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCIPIA»

The term «principia» is regularly used and occupies the 56.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCIPIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about principia

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QUOTES WITH «PRINCIPIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word principia.
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Sherwin B. Nuland
At times, morality can be dismissed as a matter of personal conscience, no matter how widespread its acceptance. Ethics, on the other hand, arises from societal or group commitments to principia of behavior.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINCIPIA»

Discover the use of principia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to principia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
As the most famous work in the history of the physical sciences there is little need to summarize the contents.--J. Norman, 2006.
Sir Isaac Newton, John Machin, 1729
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Principia Discordia
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Malaclypse The Younger , Malaclypse The Younger, 2010
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The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
In 'Philosphiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica', known as 'The Principia', Newton laid out the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science.
Isaac Newton, 2010
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Analytical View of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia. By Henry ...
of the publication of Lectiones (thicm, Principia, and Optics, ib. note. General conclusions from the Newtonian discoveries relating to attraction, 153.—Unchrsal prevalence of gravitation, iii.— Further proof of this from Herschel's discoveries in  ...
Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux, Sir Isaac Newton, Edward John ROUTH, 1855
5
Reading the Principia: The Debate on Newton's Mathematical ...
The mathematical methods employed by Newton in the Principia stimulated much debate among contemporaries. This book explains how Newton addressed these issues, taking into consideration the values that directed his research.
Niccol- Guicciardini, 2003
6
Principia Ethica
"Principia Ethica," then further examines moral intuition, the naturalistic fallacy, and organic unity. Moore takes up these issues with lucidity and eloquence, making this text a true pleasure to read.
George Moore, 2012
7
Magnificent Principia: Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece
The author of Math for the Frightened presents an accessible tour of the final edition of Newton's 17th-century opus to demonstrate how it established the modern world's approach to science, illuminating its coverage of topics ranging from ...
Colin Pask, 2013
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Newton's Principia revisited: Volume 2: Elementary and local ...
PROBLEM. The treatise is devoted to the reconstruction of our 'instinctive beliefs' in classical mechanics and to present them 'as much isolated and as free from irrelevant additions as possible'.
Michael Schmiechen, 2011
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Newton's Principia for the Common Reader
It is important to us as a model of all mathematical physics. Representing a decade's work from a distinguished physicist, this is the first comprehensive analysis of Newton's Principia without recourse to secondary sources.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, 2003
10
The Evolution of Principia Mathematica: Bertrand Russell's ...
These archives contained the manuscripts for the new Introduction and three Appendices that Russell added to the second edition in 1925.
Bernard Linsky, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINCIPIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term principia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sports digest: Kovach wins district golf championship at Old Warson
U.S., Marston win Pam Am gold in women's baseball • Jenna Marston, a Principia High and University of Missouri product, went three for four ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
2
Edwardsville is well represented at Pro Wildcard Challenge Tourney
Lipe said college players from Illinois, the University of Missouri St. Louis, Washington University and Principia, also were there this past week. «RiverBender.com, Jul 15»
3
TV Legend John Davidson Returns To Portland For Wicked
Davidson has a thing for anchors…and boats. "In 1975 I bought the classic (1928) 96-foot diesel trawler "Principia" and owned her for 18 years. «GoLocalPDX, Jul 15»
4
Pipeliner CRM Launches Principia to Encourage Sales Team …
Principia improves on the company's most recent release, Phaenomena, primarily by extending the amount of possible actions within each ... «Destination CRM, Jul 15»
5
Marston is chasing her lifelong baseball dream
At Principia, Marston played softball in the fall, basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring and was the school's Post-Dispatch ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
6
Grassroots Grocery makes mark
The original business plan for the store came from Jackie Burns, professor of sociology, anthropology at women's studies at Principia College, ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Lawsuit accuses Freeburg school officials of ignoring hazing on …
In St. Louis County, authorities investigated and charged in January three students at Principia Upper School in a football hazing case during a ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
8
Navigating the ethical minefield
G. E. Moore, in his Principia Ethica (1903), presented a version of utilitarianism in which he rejected the traditional equating of good with ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Pipeliner CRM Launches Principia to Encourage Sales Teams …
Pipeliner CRM today released Principia, version 8.0 of its CRM platform for sales professionals. According to Nikiloaus Kimla, chief executive ... «Destination CRM, Jul 15»
10
Fundraiser for Grassroots Grocery tonight at Old Bakery Brewery Co.
... comes from Jackie Burns, sociology professor and chairman of the Anthropology-Sociology Department at Principia College in Elsah. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Principia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/principia>. Apr 2024 ».
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