An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
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Precept
/ˈpɹiːsɛpt/
Synonyms for "precept" (129 found)
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Strong matches (39)
commandmentcommissionconventioncurrent sayingcustomdeath warrantdecreedecretumdictatedictumdirectiondirectivedistichdoctrinedogmaedictepigramexpressionfiatfieri facias
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formfundamentalgeneral ordersgnomegolden sayingguideguidelinehabere facias possessioneminjunctioninstituteinstructioninterdictlawlesson
Noun(5 words)
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mandamusmandatemandatory injunctionmaximmittimusmoralmotmottonisi priusnoticenotificationoracleorderordinancephrasepithy sayingprescriptprescriptionprincipleprocess
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prohibitory injunctionproverbproverbial sayingproverbsregulationrulesawsayingsearch warrantsentencesententious expressionsloganslokastandardstatutestock sayingsutrateachingtenettextthesisukaseunwritten lawversewarrantwarrant of arrestwarrant of attorneywisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwitticismwordwords of wisdomwrit
Adjective(1 words)
roman law principles
Determiner(1 words)
the principles
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8 entriesclassroom rulecommon maximgolden rulehousehold rulemoral ruleold sayingparental instructionteacher directive
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6 entriesclassroom preceptdaily preceptfamily preceptmoral preceptreligious preceptunwritten precept
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3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Example is better than precept.
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Example is the best precept.
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Precept guides, but example draws.
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