precept
A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conductA rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
» An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
Ein Quäntchen Übung ist gleich viel wert wie ein Pfund Belehrung.
Meaning
4 sensesA rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
Precept guides, but example draws.
Gebot, Vorschrift, Grundsatz
при́нципpríncip, за́поведьzápovedʹ, заве́тzavét
rule of personal conduct
A written command, especially a demand for payment.
(UK)An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
(UK)A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.
Examples
6 sentencesAn ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
deEin Quäntchen Übung ist gleich viel wert wie ein Pfund Belehrung.
Example is better than precept.
Example is the best precept.
Your god isn't found in any book, but you want everyone to live by his precepts.
Muslims who are tolerant are no longer Muslims because they no longer apply the precepts of Islam that are liberticidal.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“preBorrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”).
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Forms
plural: preceptsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a doctrine that is taught:teachingcommandment
- rule of personal conduct:principle