Examples of “precepts” in a Sentence

noun Rules or principles that guide how a person should behave or how something should be done, especially ones drawn from a moral, religious or professional tradition.

• The order lives by the precepts laid down by its founder.
• He built his practice on a few simple precepts about honesty and clarity.

noun In Buddhism, the formal moral undertakings a follower accepts, such as the five precepts against killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct and intoxication.

• She took the five precepts at the temple that morning.