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Precept

Precept Meaning & Definition
Precept Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Precept?

[n] a doctrine that is taught; "the teaching of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
[n] rule of personal conduct

Synonyms | Synonyms for Precept: principle | teaching

Related Terms | Find terms related to Precept: a belief | adage | ana | analects | aphorism | apophthegm | apothegm | article of faith | axiom | behest | bench warrant | bidding | byword | canon | capias | catchword | caveat | charge | code | collected sayings | commandment | current saying | death warrant | decree | decretum | dictate | dictum | direction | directive | distich | doctrine | dogma | edict | epigram | expression | fiat | fieri facias | fundamental | general orders | gnome | golden saying | guide | guideline | habere facias possessionem | injunction | instruction | interdict | law | mandamus | mandate | mandatory injunction | maxim | mittimus | moral | mot | motto | nisi prius | notice | notification | oracle | order | ordinance | phrase | pithy saying | prescript | prescription | principle | process | prohibitory injunction | proverb | proverbial saying | proverbs | regulation | rule | saw | saying | search warrant | sentence | sententious expression | slogan | sloka | statute | stock saying | sutra | teaching | tenet | text | ukase | unwritten law | verse | warrant | warrant of arrest | warrant of attorney | wisdom | wisdom literature | wise saying | witticism | word | words of wisdom | writ

See Also | caveat emptor | doctrine | ethic | ethical code | Golden Rule | higher law | hypothetical imperative | ism | moral principle | philosophy | prescript | rule | school of thought

Precept In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre"cept\, v. t. To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon.

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