NOUN | communication | precept, principle | rule of personal conduct |
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cognition | precept, teaching, commandment | a doctrine that is taught |
Sounds | priy'seh.pt | |
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Rhymes | accept ... windswept: 12 rhymes with ehpt... |
Meaning | Rule of personal conduct. | |
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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. | |
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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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