"precept" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiːsɛpt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precept.wav [Southern-England] Forms: precepts [plural]
Rhymes: -iːsɛpt Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|praeceptum}} Late Latin praeceptum, {{m|la|praecipiō||to teach}} praecipiō (“to teach”), {{der|en|la|prae||pre-}} Latin prae (“pre-”), {{m|la|capiō||take}} capiō (“take”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} precept (plural precepts)
  1. A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct. Translations (rule or principle governing personal conduct): ἔνταλμα (éntalma) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), предписание (predpisanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), наставление (nastavlenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), precepte [masculine] (Catalan), 戒律 (gaai³ leot⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 準則 (Chinese Cantonese), 准则 (zeon² zak¹) (Chinese Cantonese), zásada [feminine] (Czech), regel [masculine] (Dutch), gedragsregel [masculine] (Dutch), principe (Dutch), sääntö (Finnish), ohje (Finnish), ohjenuora (Finnish), précepte [masculine] (French), precet [masculine] (Friulian), პრინციპი (ṗrinciṗi) (Georgian), წესი (c̣esi) (Georgian), მცნება (mcneba) (Georgian), Gebot (German), Vorschrift (German), Grundsatz [masculine] (German), Maxime [feminine] (German), κανόνας (kanónas) [masculine] (Greek), εντολή (entolí) [feminine] (Greek), precetto [masculine] (Italian), praeceptum [neuter] (Latin), Väaschreft [feminine] (Plautdietsch), preceito (Portuguese), precept [neuter] (Romanian), при́нцип (príncip) [masculine] (Russian), за́поведь (zápovedʹ) [feminine] (Russian), заве́т (zavét) [masculine] (Russian), उपदेश (upadeśa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), precepto [masculine] (Spanish), föreskrift (Swedish), regel [common-gender] (Swedish), rättesnöre [neuter] (Swedish), sawikain (Tagalog), ศีล (sǐin) (Thai), ta'lim (Turkish), ögreti (Turkish), ta'lim buyurmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-precept-en-noun-Mu5aWRyh Disambiguation of 'rule or principle governing personal conduct': 85 2 7 7
  2. (law) A written command, especially a demand for payment. Categories (topical): Law, Directives
    Sense id: en-precept-en-noun-xxUeOpfK Disambiguation of Directives: 6 11 23 23 23 14 Topics: law
  3. (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-precept-en-noun-c26EGNtq Disambiguation of Directives: 6 11 23 23 23 14 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 29 30 14 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 8 23 23 21 17
  4. (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
    A rate or tax set by a precept.
    Tags: UK Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-precept-en-noun-DsMc6EFo Disambiguation of Directives: 6 11 23 23 23 14 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 29 30 14 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 8 23 23 21 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcept [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹiːsɛpt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precept.wav [Southern-England] Forms: precepts [present, singular, third-person], precepting [participle, present], precepted [participle, past], precepted [past]
Rhymes: -iːsɛpt Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|praeceptum}} Late Latin praeceptum, {{m|la|praecipiō||to teach}} praecipiō (“to teach”), {{der|en|la|prae||pre-}} Latin prae (“pre-”), {{m|la|capiō||take}} capiō (“take”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} precept (third-person singular simple present precepts, present participle precepting, simple past and past participle precepted)
  1. (intransitive, chiefly US, medicine) To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice. Tags: US, intransitive Categories (topical): Medicine, Directives
    Sense id: en-precept-en-verb-HCYK4spQ Disambiguation of Directives: 6 11 23 23 23 14 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 29 30 14 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 8 23 23 21 17 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To teach (something) by precepts. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-precept-en-verb-VXW97csN Disambiguation of Directives: 6 11 23 23 23 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 29 30 14 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 8 23 23 21 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcept [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ศีล"
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      "expansion": "Latin prae (“pre-”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "capiō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "take"
      },
      "expansion": "capiō (“take”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Late Latin praeceptum, form of praecipiō (“to teach”), from Latin prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“take”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "precepts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precepting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precepted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precepted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "precept (third-person singular simple present precepts, present participle precepting, simple past and past participle precepted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "en:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "preceptor",
          "preceptor"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "physician",
          "physician"
        ],
        [
          "training",
          "training#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "supervising",
          "supervise"
        ],
        [
          "clinical",
          "clinical#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, chiefly US, medicine) To act as a preceptor; to teach a physician-in-training by supervising their clinical practice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To teach (something) by precepts."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "precepts",
          "precept#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To teach (something) by precepts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹiːsɛpt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːsɛpt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "præcept"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "precept"
  ],
  "word": "precept"
}

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