Both Uses of
precept
in
War and Peace
- Of the three precepts of Freemasonry Pierre realized that he did not fulfill the one which enjoined every Mason to set an example of moral life, and that of the seven virtues he lacked two—morality and the love of death.†
Chpt 5
- He consoled himself with the thought that he fulfilled another of the precepts—that of reforming the human race—and had other virtues—love of his neighbor, and especially generosity.†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
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(precept) a rule for behavior -- especially a shared moral doctrine