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precept
('pr/i/s/E/pt )

noun (n)

  • rule of personal conduct(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    principle
    source: wordnet30
  • a doctrine that is taught(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He believed all the Christian precepts.
    Synonym:
    commandment, teaching
    source: wordnet30
  • Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To teach by precepts.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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