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Precept

noun/pɹˈiːsɛpt/
Definition
rule of personal conduct
a doctrine that is taught
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈiːsɛpt/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈiːsɛpt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈiːsɛpt/
2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈiːsɛpt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounrule of personal conduct
nouna doctrine that is taught
“the teachings of religion”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gebot
Regel des persönlichen Verhaltens
🇫🇷French
précepte
règle de conduite personnelle
🇪🇸Spanish
precepto
regla de conducta personal
🇮🇹Italian
precetto
regola di condotta personale
🇳🇱Dutch
voorschrift
regel van persoonlijk gedrag
🇵🇹Portuguese
preceito
regra de conduta pessoal
🇷🇺Russian
заповедь
правило личного поведения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नियम
व्यक्तिगत आचरण का नियम
🇧🇩Bengali
উপদেশ
ব্যক্তিগত আচরণের নিয়ম
🇮🇳Tamil
கட்டளை
தனிப்பட்ட நடத்தை விதி
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆదేశము
వ్యక్తిగత ప్రవర్తన యొక్క నియమం
🇮🇳Marathi
उपदेश
वैयक्तिक आचरण नियम
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉપદેશ
વ્યક્તિગત વર્તનનો નિયમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಪದೇಶ
ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ನಿಯಮ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രമാണം
വ്യക്തിപരമായ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ ഭരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਪਦੇਸ਼
ਨਿੱਜੀ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਦਾ ਨਿਯਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
اصول
ذاتی طرز عمل کا اصول
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
戒律
个人行为规则
🇯🇵Japanese
戒め
個人的な行動のルール
🇰🇷Korean
교훈
개인 행동의 법칙
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giới luật
quy tắc ứng xử cá nhân
🇹🇭Thai
ศีล
กฎแห่งการปฏิบัติส่วนบุคคล
🇮🇩Indonesian
aturan
aturan perilaku pribadi
🇵🇭Filipino
tuntunin
tuntunin ng personal na pag-uugali
🇲🇾Malay
ajaran
peraturan tingkah laku peribadi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مبدأ
قاعدة السلوك الشخصي
🇮🇷Persian
دستور
قانون رفتار شخصی
🇹🇷Turkish
kural
kişisel davranış kuralı
🇮🇱Hebrew
ציווי
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'precept'?
The primary meaning of 'precept' is 'rule of personal conduct'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'precept' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'precept' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'precept' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'precept' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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