'Precept' definitions:

Definition of 'precept'

From: WordNet
noun
Rule of personal conduct [syn: principle, precept]
noun
A doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, precept, commandment]

Definition of 'Precept'

From: GCIDE
  • Precept \Pre"cept\, n. [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take: cf. F. pr['e]cepte. See Pre-, and Capacious.]
  • 1. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule. [1913 Webster]
  • For precept must be upon precept. --Isa. xxviii. 10. [1913 Webster]
  • No arts are without their precepts. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) A command in writing; a species of writ or process. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Commandment; injunction; mandate; law; rule; direction; principle; maxim. See Doctrine. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Precept'

From: GCIDE
  • Precept \Pre"cept\, v. t. To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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