precept

Meaning

Noun

1. A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
2. A written command, especially a demand for payment.
3. (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
4. (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.

Verb

1. (US, intransitive) To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To teach (something) by precepts.

Synonyms

rule

instruction

commandment

order

principle

maxim

law

command

teaching

lesson

direction

regulation

norm

adage

doctrine

aphorism

standard

dictate

moral

motto

canon

indoctrination

lecture

mandate

mitzvah

ordinance

phrase

prescript

prescription

prohibit

proverb

reference book

requisition

sentence

teachings

warn

prohibition

moral instruction

policy

moral principle

expression

hand-book

admonition

assignation

assignment

axiom

ban

behest

book

📖

charge

Translations

précepte

precepto

precetto

preceito

Vorschrift

εντολή

precepte

talimat

principe

gedragsregel

principe

δίδαγμα

regel

principio

Lehre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹiːsɛpt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”).