sententious precept
1precept — Synonyms and related words: a belief, adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, article of faith, axiom, behest, bench warrant, bidding, byword, canon, capias, catchword, caveat, charge, code, collected sayings, commandment, current… …
2precept — n 1. canon, rubric, guideline, working principle, guiding principle; unwritten law, common law, lex non scripta; ethical code, code of honor, corpus juris, code; ordinance, decree, edict, Law. writ, rescript, assize; dictate, dictum, order,… …
3Apophthegm — Apothegm Ap o*thegm, Apophthegm Ap oph*thegm, n. [Gr. apo fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from apofqe ggesqai to speak out; apo from + fqe ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth;… …
4Apothegm — Ap o*thegm, Apophthegm Ap oph*thegm, n. [Gr. apo fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from apofqe ggesqai to speak out; apo from + fqe ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a… …
5adage — n. Proverb, saying, saw, dictum, aphorism, apothegm, maxim, by word, sententious precept …
6aphorism — n. Maxim, adage, proverb, saying, dictum, saw, apothegm, byword, sententious precept …
7apothegm — n. Maxim, saying, dictum, saw, proverb, aphorism, byword, sententious precept. See adage …
8byword — n. 1. Saying, saw, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, sententious precept. 2. Object of contempt, mark for scorn. 3. Slang, cant term …
9maxim — n. Proverb, saying, saw, adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by word, sententious precept, axiom …
10saw — n. Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by word, sententious precept, axiom …