Dictum
Postulate
Postulate noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Usage example: one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists
Dictum and postulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dictum" instead a noun "Postulate".
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Postulate and Dictum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictum/postulate
Dictum & Postulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictum/postulate>.
Postulate or Dictum. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictum/postulate.
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