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preceptive Definition

pre·cep·tive (prē sep′tiv, pri-)

adjective

  1. of, having the nature of, or expressing a precept
  2. giving precepts; instructive; didactic

Etymology: LL praeceptivus

preceptive Related Forms
pre·cep′·tively adverb
preceptive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • literature: Preceptive literatures written in that period equated Buddhist morality and the Confucian cardinal virtues.