| Main Entry: | precept |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law, rule of behavior, action |
Synonyms: |
axiom, behest, bidding, byword, canon, command, commandment, decree, decretum, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, formula, fundamental, guideline, injunction, instruction, law, mandate, maxim, motto, order, ordinance, prescript, principle, regulation, rule, saying, statute, tenet |
| Concept: | Precept. |
| Category: | 2. Complex voluntary action |
Synonyms: |
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precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim., rule, canon, law, code, corpus juris, lex scripta, act, statute, rubric, stage direction, regulation; form, formula, formulary; technicality; canon law; norm., order (command).
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| Main Entry: | adage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying or proverb |
Synonyms: |
aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, motto, precept, saw |
| Main Entry: | aphorism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying expressing a belief, often true |
Synonyms: |
adage, apothegm, axiom, dictum, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, rule, saw, saying, truism |
| Main Entry: | axiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principle |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apothegm, device, dictum, fundamental, law, maxim, moral, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, saying, theorem, truism, truth |
Antonyms: |
absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox |
| Main Entry: | behest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order; personal decree |
Synonyms: |
bidding, charge, command, commandment, demand, dictate, direction, expressed desire, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, prompting, request, solicitation, wish, word |
| Notes: | behest is a stronger term than request |
| Main Entry: | belief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something regarded as true |
Synonyms: |
assumption, concept, credence, credo, creed, doctrine, dogma, faith, fundamental, gospel, gospel truth, hypothesis, idea, ideology, law, opinion, postulate, precept, principle, say-so, tenet, theorem, theory |
Antonyms: |
disbelief, nonbelief |
| Main Entry: | byword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, gnomic saying, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | canon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, edict |
Synonyms: |
assize, catalogue, command, commandment, criterion, declaration, decree, decretum, dictate, doctrine, dogma, formula, law, list, maxim, order, ordinance, precept, principle, regulation, roll, screed, standard, statute, table, tenet, touchstone, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command |
Synonyms: |
behest, bidding, dictate, direction, exhortation, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, word |