axiomatic

Definition

Self-evident or unquestionable.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀξιωμᾰτικός (axiōmătikós, “employing logical propositions”), from ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “self-evident principle”) + -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to, -ic”).

Example Sentences

• "The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable."
• "It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed.""