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 or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
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 or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- noun A written command, especially a demand for payment.
- noun An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
- noun A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.