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

• axiom

2. (noun) English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

• sir hiram stevens maxim

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

• aphorism
• apophthegm
• apothegm
• gnome
• moralism

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

• expression
• locution
• saying

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

• aphoristic
• axiomatic