precept

Noun
  1. Rule of personal conduct (synset 106668133)
    is a type of: prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
    subtypes:
    • higher law - a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
    • moral principle - the principle that conduct should be moral
    • hypothetical imperative - a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
    • caveat emptor - a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
    is a part of: ethic, ethical code - a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
    same as: principle
  2. A doctrine that is taught (synset 106195690)
    "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
    is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    subtypes:
    • golden rule - a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount
    • mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
    same as: commandment, teaching

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