precept

English - Turkish

Definition of precept in English Turkish dictionary

{i} talimat

ana kural

temel

mahkeme emri

temel prensip

eğitim vermek

{i} kural

Örnek en iyi kuraldır. - Example is the best precept.

{i} ahlaki kural, ilke

{i} yönetmelik

{i} kaide

{i} emir

{i} yönerge

ilke

English - English

Definition of precept in English English dictionary

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.

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

{n} a command, instruction, rule, law

Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp

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 )

n A rule or principle imposing a particular standard of action or conduct

a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule

a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

rule of personal conduct

The income which the Council requires a District Council to raise on its behalf from Council Tax

A command in writing; a species of writ or process

To teach by precepts

{i} order, directive, instruction; rule, law; command; commandment, mandate; maxim, saying, adage

Related Terms

A precept

preception

Precepts

five-

Precepts

five

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

precepts

a principal or instruction intended especially as a general rule of action

precepts

Teachings regarding personal conduct, which are both ethical guidelines and, more broadly, aspects of reality itself At both jukai and tokudo ceremonies, sixteen precepts (kai) are received

precepts

rules or statements advising or laying down a principle or principles or a course of action regarding conduct; directions meant as a rule or rules for conduct

precepts

Commands or orders given to individuals or communities in particular cases; they establish law for concerned parties Preceptive documents are issued by the pope, departments of the Roman Curia and other competent authority in the Church

precepts

The income which the County Council requires from the collection funds of the district councils

precepts

Plural of precept

Hyphenation

pre·cept

Turkish pronunciation

prisept

Synonyms

axiom, behest, bidding, byword, canon, command, commandment, decree, decretum, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, formula, fundamental

Pronunciation

/ˈprēˌsept/ /ˈpriːˌsɛpt/

Etymology

[ 'prE-"sept ] (noun.) 14th century. From Vulgar Latin praeceptum, form of praecipere (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capere (“take”).