All 3 Uses of "precept" in "The Fountainhead"

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Toohey proved that the Stoddard Temple contradicted every brick, stone and precept of history.†
Chpt 2.12 *

precept = a rule for behavior
Men have been taught every precept that destroys the creator.†
Chpt 4.18
This country was not based on selfless service, sacrifice, renunciation or any precept of altruism.†
Chpt 4.18

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(1) (precept)
a rule for behavior -- especially a shared moral doctrine
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)