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precept(noun) Rule of personal conduct. Synonyms: principleUsage: I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man, and it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed.
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“I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man, and it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
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Joined: 7/26/2017 Posts: 843 Neurons: 394,470 Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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 Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/26/2017 Posts: 843 Neurons: 394,470 Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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precept - principle, commandment, teaching, rule, order, direction
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 Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/26/2017 Posts: 843 Neurons: 394,470 Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Idioms: - an example is better than precept
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