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precept

Main Entry:
precept [pree-sept]
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
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
Notes: a cannon is a large mounted artillery gun or a large artillery gun that is on wheels that fires heavy projectiles while a canon is an ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council or a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
Main Entry: charge
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: command
Synonyms: behest, bidding, dictate, direction, exhortation, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, word
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