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Precept
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PRE'CEPT, n. L. proeceptum, from proecipio, to command proe, before, and capio, to take.
1. In a general sense, any commandment or order intended as an authoritative rule of action but applied particularly to commands respecting moral conduct. The ten commandments are so many precepts for the regulation of our moral conduct.
No arts are without their precepts.
2. In law, a command or mandate in writing.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Precept'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/precept.html.
Entry for 'Precept'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/precept.html.
