Precepts

What do we mean by precepts?

A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.

A written command, especially a demand for payment.

An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.

A generally useless discussion section for a class at Princeton University. Large classes meet once a week in precepts, in addition to lecture. Precepts used to be taught by professors, but the quality has declined and they're now generally useless and taught by grad students. Urban Dictionary

Having a preceptor class and preception. Urban Dictionary

A reception held before the wedding. Urban Dictionary

Important rules. Urban Dictionary

1 A word used to purely entice young minds to ponder 2 a big word for you kinda sorta gotta follow a rule someday 3 ask as many questions as you like i refuse to be annoyed 4 fall asleep in class so you dont know what the precepts are Urban Dictionary

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