preceptive

[ pri-sep-tiv ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or expressing a precept; mandatory.
2. giving instructions; instructive.

Other Words From

• pre·ceptive·ly adverb
• unpre·ceptive adjective
• unpre·ceptive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of preceptive¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word praeceptīvus. See precept, -ive

Example Sentences

And perhaps this feast had been long observed, and by different tribes of people, before it became preceptive with the Jews.

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It may be necessary to notice the only preceptive passage in the New Testament which apparently bears a different aspect.

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The value which we attach to the volume depends, however, rather on its preceptive than its antiquarian character.

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We might infer this from the extent of the reading, which was sufficient for all the preceptive parts of the Pentateuch.

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Hence the present epistle differs strikingly in its preceptive part from the other two.

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