Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.
A command in writing; a species of writ or process.
A commandment on direction based on carefully worked out principles and meant as a rule of action or conduct.
a command or principle intended as a general rule of action or conduct
a rule, law, or commandment imposing a particular standard of action or conduct
a rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct
a rule to live by, a principle that guides behavior, a point in one's moral code of conduct
a truth stated in absolute terms
A principle that defines a certain standard of conduct.
a guideline or rule for training one's body, speech, or mind.
Writ issued by person of authority commanding a subordinate official to perform an act.
a mandate or injunction to be obeyed (Ps. 119:4).
A Precept (from the Latin præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action.