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English noun: precept | |||
| 1. | precept (communication) rule of personal conduct | ||
| Synonyms | principle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prescript, rule | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | caveat emptor, higher law, hypothetical imperative, moral principle | ||
| Part meronym | ethic, ethical code | ||
| 2. | precept (cognition) a doctrine that is taught | ||
| Samples | The teachings of religion. He believed all the Christian precepts. | ||
| Synonyms | commandment, teaching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Golden Rule, mitsvah, mitzvah | ||
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