precept
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈpriːsɛpt/
- Formal
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precepto
- The precept of treating others with kindness is a principle many try to follow.
- moral precepts
- fundamental precept
- religious precepts
What about these precepts that Nietzsche focuses in on, right?
- What about these precepts that Nietzsche focuses in on, right?
- They understand that what they're doing is violative of the fundamental precepts of academic institutions.
- OK, Even if that's true, which I would argue that it is if you read the precepts of Islam, what does that matter?
- In his later years, Vladimir was said to be a kindly ruler in accordance with Christian precepts.
- But it's inevitable that if you don't go along with the precepts, you're going to have a sort of isolation.
- All who follow his precepts have good understanding to him, eternal praise.
- I mean, precepts you live by is part of religions for sure.
- The, the, the, the, the moral precepts that, that the ideal is that they're based, they should be based on this recognition of our inherent oneness.
Examples
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Many religious traditions emphasize the precept of compassion towards all living beings.
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According to Christian moral precepts, the main objective of sexual relations was procreation.
Academic text (1999) -
Well, I follow a simple precept.
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Do you or do you not hold that the precept that "All men are created equal" is meant literally?
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And let us return to the American precept that every individual is accountable for his own actions.
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Remember that one simple precept and your time with me will not have been ill-spent.
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For the second wave, political action is based on the precepts of identity politics.
Academic text (1993) -
"Therefore, education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man towards god."
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In short, they were prisoners of popular custom rather than followers of the precept of Scripture.
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I will follow the ten precepts laid down by Lord Buddha
Synonyms
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3.4
A moral rule that guides what you think is right or wrong
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3.4
Ideas or rules of a belief system
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6.7
An important rule given by a religious or moral leader
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7.7
A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
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4.4
A rule or belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act
How Binding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Precept comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and capere 'to take', and it has the same root as accept. So a precept is a rule you 'take before' you act — a guiding instruction.