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- pronunciation:
- pri
sept
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought.
Religions offer a set of beliefs concerning God but also precepts to follow in order to live a moral life.- synonyms:
- canon, dictate, directive, law, principle, rubric, rule
- similar words:
- apothegm, axiom, code, corpus juris, dictum, gnome, guideline, maxim, morality, precedent, prescript, prescription
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| related words: |
canon, doctrine, law, moral, motto, principle, proverb, tenet, truth |
adjective + (n.)precept
ancient,
basic,
biblical,
cardinal,
central,
cherished,
classical,
constitutional,
democratic,
established,
ethical,
following,
fundamental,
guiding,
ideological,
liberal,
main,
moral,
negative,
original,
positive,
religious,
simple,
strict,
traditional,
transcendental,
underlying
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verb + (n.)precept
accept, adhere, base, commit, defy, embrace, enforce, exist, follow, guide, instill, instruct, observe, reaffirm, reconcile, translate, uphold, violate
(n.)precept
+ verb
apply, demonstrate, found, govern, introduce, obey, underlie
noun + (n.)precept
devotion, engineering, lady, principle, rule, set, violation
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The word precept
contains the following part:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
  Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, perceptive, percipient, precept, receive, reception, recipient, susceptible
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