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Meaning of "preceptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECEPTIVE

preceptive  [prɪˈsɛptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECEPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preceptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRECEPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precept

A precept is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action.

Definition of preceptive in the English dictionary

The definition of preceptive in the dictionary is of, resembling, or expressing a precept or precepts. Other definition of preceptive is didactic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECEPTIVE


acceptive
ækˈsɛptɪv
apperceptive
ˌæpəˈsɛptɪv
chemoreceptive
ˌkiːməʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
conceptive
kənˈsɛptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
deceptive
dɪˈsɛptɪv
exceptive
ɪkˈsɛptɪv
imperceptive
ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv
inceptive
ɪnˈsɛptɪv
insusceptive
ˌɪnsəˈsɛptɪv
interceptive
ˌɪntəˈsɛptɪv
interoceptive
ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptɪv
irreceptive
ɪrɪˈsɛptɪv
nociceptive
ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
photoreceptive
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
self-deceptive
ˌsɛlfdɪˈsɛptɪv
susceptive
səˈsɛptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECEPTIVE

preceding
precensor
precent
precentor
precentorial
precentorship
precentress
precentrix
precept
preceptial
preceptively
preceptor
preceptoral
preceptorate
preceptorial
preceptories
preceptorship
preceptory
preceptress
precess

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECEPTIVE

absorptive
active
adaptive
adoptive
adsorptive
assumptive
captive
consumptive
corruptive
descriptive
disruptive
eruptive
exemptive
interruptive
maladaptive
pre-emptive
prescriptive
presumptive
redemptive
sorptive
unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of preceptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preceptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECEPTIVE

Find out the translation of preceptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preceptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preceptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

preceptive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preceptiva
570 millions of speakers

English

preceptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिवार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preceptive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наставительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preceptiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preceptive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préceptive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mendahului
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preceptive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preceptive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preceptive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preceptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về châm ngôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurallarla ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precettivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preceptive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повчально
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preceptive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preceptive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preceptive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preceptive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preceptive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preceptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECEPTIVE»

The term «preceptive» is used very little and occupies the 170.756 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECEPTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preceptive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preceptive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preceptive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECEPTIVE»

Discover the use of preceptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preceptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gems of British Poesy: Comprising Poems, Devotional, ...
Engraved T.p.
‎1824
2
The Sacred Lyre, Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral, and ...
A COMPRISING POEM& DEVOTIONAL, MORAL, AND PRECEPTIVE; INOLVDING Mann @riginal aims. FIFTH EDITION. L O N D 0 N : PUBLISHED BY JOHN JOSEPH GRIFFIN & 00. 53 nun-nun, yon-rum sqvml; AND RICHARD GRIFFIN & co.
‎1850
3
The Sacred Lyre: Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral and ...
Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral and Preceptive : Including Many Original Pieces, with an Introduction and a Copious Index. THE FEMALE SUICIDE. She left her infant on the Sunday morn, , A creature doom'd to shame ! in sorrow born  ...
‎1828
4
Rhetoric in the Middle Ages: A History of Rhetorical Theory ...
Within the space of about a century — about 1175 to sometime before 1280 — European teachers of grammar produced six Latin works about verse-writing which can only be called preceptive. These six works are Matthew of Vendome's Ars ...
James Jerome Murphy, 1981
5
The Preceptive Moral Poem of Phocilides Who Lived 530 Years ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Phocylides, 2010
6
Integrative Theology
preceptive will and unconditionally ordains punishment for lawbreakers. (4) The Deuteronomic codes (Deut. 1-30; Num. 28-30) contain a restatement of earlier law portions. The preceptive nature of God's will emerges through the common ...
Gordon R. Lewis, Bruce A. Demarest, 2010
7
Mediations on Preceptive Part of the Word of God
And as the Lord has been pleased, for his own wise purposes, to lay us aside, for a time at least, from the active work of the ministry, we feel doubly bound to avail ourselves of the privilege still granted to us to communicate with his ...
J. C. Philpot, 2011
8
Confronting Our Canons: Spanish and Latin American Studies ...
THE PRECEPTIVE TRADITION IN GREECE AND ROME The power of literary canons resides in pedagogy, and the concept of model texts for students was at the heart of the preceptive movement in ancient Greece and Rome. Ancient writers ...
Joan Lipman Brown, 2010
9
Poiema Nouthetikon: Or, the Preceptive Poem of Phocylides, ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Phocylides, 2010
10
The Amaranth: A Selection of Religious and Preceptive Pieces ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECEPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preceptive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Is Lexmark Worth $42.48?
Currently, we expect Preceptive's revenues to grow from $313 million in 2014 to over $500 million by 2021. However, with the Kofax deal is ... «Trefis, Jun 15»
2
From Lambeth to the Land of Nod
However, for decades, contraception has been a sacred preceptive panacea, embedded in society. The social mind that reveres reproductive ... «Catholic World Report, May 15»
3
Scenarios That Can Impact Lexmark's Stock
Currently, we expect Preceptive's revenues to grow from $313 million in 2014 to over $500 million by 2021 at a profit margin of 13.5% (we have ... «Forbes, May 15»
4
Lexmark Acquires Kofax To Double Its ECM-BPM Business
Currently, we expect Preceptive's revenues to grow from $313 million in 2014 to over $500 million by 2021. However, once the Kofax deal is ... «Forbes, Apr 15»
5
Big Brother 16 Live Feeds: Week 7 Tuesday Highlights
8:31 PM BBT – Christine is preceptive to the idea. So Nicole moves on to Derrick. She tells him that she thinks Donny and Zach are working ... «Big Brother Network, Aug 14»
6
Common Ventures Announces 'Game of Thrones' Inspired Wine …
The whites on the other hand are more cunning, preceptive and mysterious.” The Wines of Westeros are set to launch some time next year, just ... «Hidden Remote, Jul 14»
7
Lexmark Set To Acquire Swedish Company ReadSoft
Currently, we expect Preceptive's revenues to grow from $239 million in 2013 to over $500 million by 2020. However, the revenues from this ... «Trefis, May 14»
8
Why Lexmark is Worth $40?
Therefore, we expect Preceptive's revenues to increase from $239 million in 2013 to over $460 million by the end of our forecast period in 2020 ... «Trefis, Mar 14»
9
Transcript: Pope Francis' March 5 interview with Corriere della Sera
Does this choice perhaps wish to show a style less preceptive and more respectful of personal conscience? I have never understood the ... «Catholic News Agency, Mar 14»
10
Golden Globes 2014 Predictions: Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV …
She assumes the role of the determined and preceptive detective in a town where nothing is as it seems. Prediction: Helena Bonham Carter, ... «Latino Post, Dec 13»

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