за́поведь — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commandment noun A rule regarded as issued with divine or absolute authority, especially one of the biblical Ten Commandments.
- precept noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
Senses
за́поведь is used for these senses in English:
- commandment (archaic, or, jocular) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
precept — full definition
- noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
- noun (law) An official written order, especially one demanding that money be paid.
- noun (UK) An instruction from one local council to another setting the level of tax to charge on its behalf.
- noun The rate of tax fixed by such an order, or the tax collected under it.
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