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Definition of a-precept in English English dictionary

precept
A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct

He found a people in the extreme of barbarism living in caves, feeding upon the bloody flesh of animals they killed in hunting; he taught them many things, so that by his example, and for generations after he left them by his precepts, they advanced to high civilization.

precept
This is the amount of Council Tax income county councils, police authorities, the Metropolitan Police, parish councils and some fire authorities need to provide their services The amounts for all local authorities providing services in an area appear on one Council Tax bill which comes from the billing authority
precept
{n} a command, instruction, rule, law
A precept
preception
fulfilled a precept
obeyed a command
negative precept
religious law that prohibits a Jew from doing a particular deed
positive precept
religious commandment that a Jew must fulfill in order to properly practice his religion
precept
n A rule or principle imposing a particular standard of action or conduct
precept
A precept is a general rule that helps you to decide how you should behave in particular circumstances. an electoral process based on the precept that all men are born equal. = principle. a rule on which a way of thinking or behaving is based (praeceptum, from praecipere )
precept
{i} order, directive, instruction; rule, law; command; commandment, mandate; maxim, saying, adage
precept
To teach by precepts
precept
Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp
precept
A command in writing; a species of writ or process
precept
a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule
precept
The income which the Council requires a District Council to raise on its behalf from Council Tax
precept
rule of personal conduct
precept
a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"