Postulate
Postulate noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Usage example: one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists
Precept and postulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precept" instead a noun "Postulate".
Precept
Precept noun - Rule of personal conduct.
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Postulate and precept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Postulate" instead a noun "Precept".
Nearby Words: preceptor, preceptive
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