precept
To act as a preceptorTo act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice.
» An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
Ein Quäntchen Übung ist gleich viel wert wie ein Pfund Belehrung.
Meaning
2 senses(US, intransitive)To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice.
(obsolete, transitive)To teach (something) by precepts.
Examples
6 sentencesAn ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
deEin Quäntchen Übung ist gleich viel wert wie ein Pfund Belehrung. — raggione
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.
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
precepts, precepting, precepted, preceptedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle