precept Synonyms

principle commandment rule teaching mandate direction injunction maxim law prescription saw regulation ordinance proverb percept prescript rule for action saying rule of behaviour teachings mayday guideline article of faith mitzvah ghazal writ truism tenet statute slogan self-conviction order motto command code canon byword bidding belief behest axiom apothegm apophthegm aphorism credo decree epigram inunction instruction formula