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preceptive

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And perhaps this feast had been long observed, and by different tribes of people, before it became preceptive with the Jews.

It may be necessary to notice the only preceptive passage in the New Testament which apparently bears a different aspect.

The value which we attach to the volume depends, however, rather on its preceptive than its antiquarian character.

We might infer this from the extent of the reading, which was sufficient for all the preceptive parts of the Pentateuch.

Hence the present epistle differs strikingly in its preceptive part from the other two.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to preceptive, such as: academic, advisory, donnish, edifying, enlightening, and exhortative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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