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Precept - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Precept : (noun)
1: rule of personal conduct [syn: principle]
2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he
believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, commandment]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Precept : \Pre"cept\, v. t.
To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PRECEPT. A writ directed to the sheriff or other officer, commanding him to
do something. The term is derived from the operative praecipimus, we
command.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Precept |
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HarvardClassics: Kant: ...the Precept, "Thou shalt not lie," is not valid for men alone, as if other rational beings had no need to observe it... |
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kevhenson: attending my neuro Precept group without a diagnosis. I feel like I'm going to battle without a machine gun. GULP. |
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tellyfletchRN: good to know i'm not the only one who thinks my Preceptor acts like a bitch to orientees. i loove my charge nurse. wish she could Precept me |
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