preceptialadj.
/prᵻˈsɛpʃ(ə)l/, U.S. /prəˈsɛpʃ(ə)l/ Consisting of or conveying precepts; instructive.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > relating to or conveying precepts
preceptial1600
preceptual1860
society > authority > control > [adjective] > regulating > according to regulation or rule
preceptial1600
reglementary1800
preceptual1860
rule book1917
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 24 Their counsaile..Would giue preceptiall medcine to rage. View more context for this quotation
?1791 J. Carroll Serm. in R. E. Curran Amer. Jesuit Spirituality (1988) iv. 133 Religion derives from its Divine Author, truth & holiness: truth in doctrine, & holiness in its preceptial morality.
1837 D. McNicoll Wks. 72 It might be edifying as preceptial and declamatory.
1857 Janesville (Wisconsin) Morning Gaz. 9 May I rejoice that you abandon..the attempt to fasten secretarianism upon its ‘preceptial’ instruction and its management.
1932 W. C. Reckless Juvenile Delinquency v. 126 It is clear that parent child relationships of preceptial and ‘inferential’ character..must be considered as factors in delinquencies.
1970 Times 8 May 9/5 He is not a didactic, and the revolution he preaches is as much preceptial as political.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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