Precept

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• precept — PRECÉPT, precepte, s.n. Formulă, principiu, învăţătură care stă la baza unei doctrine (mai ales morale); normă, regulă de conduită. ♦ Recomandare, sfat, povaţă. Precepte de igienă. [pl. şi: precepturi] – Din fr. précepte, lat. praeceptum. Trimis… …   Dicționar Român

• precept — I noun axiom, canon, charge, code, command, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, fiat, guide, injunction, instruction, law, legal order, mandate, order, ordinance, praeceptum, praescriptum, prescript, principle,… …   Law dictionary

• Precept — Pre cept, n. [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take: cf. F. pr[ e]cepte. See {Pre }, and {Capacious}.] 1. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Precept — Pre cept, v. t. To teach by precepts. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• precept — (n.) late 14c., from L. praeceptum maxim, rule, order, prop. neuter pp. of praecipere give rules to, order, advise, lit. take beforehand, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + capere (pp. captus) to take (see CAPABLE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• precept — prècept m <G mn pātā> DEFINICIJA 1. preporuka što i kako treba raditi u određenom slučaju; savjet, pouka 2. usvojena i određena obveza koja uređuje postupke i odnose u društvu; propis, pravilo 3. ono što se kome naloži, naredi; nalog,… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

• precept — rule, *law, canon, regulation, statute, ordinance Analogous words: *principle, fundamental, axiom: *doctrine, tenet, dogma: injunction, behest, bidding (see COMMAND n) Antonyms: practice: counsel …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• precept — [n] law, rule of behavior, action axiom, behest, bidding, byword, canon, command, commandment, decree, decretum, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, formula, fundamental, guideline, injunction, instruction, law, mandate, maxim, motto, order,… …   New thesaurus

• precept — ► NOUN 1) a general rule regulating behaviour or thought. 2) a writ or warrant. 3) Brit. an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf. ORIGIN Latin praeceptum something advised …   English terms dictionary

• precept — [prē′sept΄] n. [ME < L praeceptum < praecipere, to admonish, teach < prae , before (see PRE ) + capere, to take] 1. a commandment or direction meant as a rule of action or conduct 2. a rule of moral conduct; maxim 3. a rule or direction …   English World dictionary