| NOUN | communication | precept, principle | rule of personal conduct |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | precept, teaching, commandment | a doctrine that is taught |
| Sounds | priy'seh.pt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accept ... windswept: 12 rhymes with ehpt... | |
| Meaning | Rule of personal conduct. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | principle | |
| Part of | ethic, ethical code | A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct |
| Narrower | caveat emptor | A commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality |
| higher law | A principle that takes precedent over the laws of society | |
| hypothetical imperative | A principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal | |
| moral principle | The principle that conduct should be moral | |
| Broader | rule, prescript | Prescribed guide for conduct or action |
| Spanish | precepto, principio | |
| Catalan | precepte, principi | |
| Meaning | A doctrine that is taught. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he believed all the Christian precepts" | |
| Synonyms | teaching, commandment | |
| Narrower | Golden Rule | A command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount |
| mitzvah, mitsvah | (Judaism) a precept or commandment / commandment of the Jewish law | |
| Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| Spanish | precepto | |
| Catalan | precepte | |
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