containing aphorisms or maxims; axiomatic wisdom

[ Syn: aphoristic ]

of or relating to or derived from axioms; axiomatic physics; the postulational method was applied to geometry- S.S.Stevens

[ Syn: axiomatical , postulational ]

evident without proof or argument; an axiomatic truth; we hold these truths to be self-evident

[ Syn: self-evident , taken for granted ]