All 9 Uses
precept
in
The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story
(Edited)
- At the beginning of the year, Mr. Browne had told all of us that he wanted us to send him one of our own precepts over the summer.
p. 65.4precepts = rules for behavior
- So, one afternoon, while Grandmere was sleeping, I started thinking about sending him a precept from Paris.
p. 65.5precept = rule for behavior
- And that's when it hit me: my precept.
p. 65.7
- But I wanted Mr. Browne to know enough so that he would understand my precept.
p. 66.2
- Re: My precept
p. 66.5
- I just sent you my precept in the mail: "Sometimes it's good to start over."
p. 66.5 *
- I wrote this precept because I'm going to a new school in September.
p. 66.6
- Re: re: My precept
p. 67.8
- By the way, I love your precept.
p. 67.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(precept) a rule for behavior -- especially a shared moral doctrine
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)