doctrine
[noun]
Synonyms: teaching, article of faith, belief, conviction, creed, dogma, opinion, precept, principle, tenet

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Related Idioms: article of belief (or faith)
Related Words: instruction, teaching, axiom, basic, fundamental, principle

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

doc‧trine /ˈdɒktrən, ˈdɒktrɪn $ ˈdɑːk-/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin doctrina, from doctor; ⇒ doctor¹]

1. [uncountable and countable] a set of beliefs that form an important part of a religion or system of ideas:
traditional doctrines of divine power
Marxist doctrine

2. Doctrine [countable] American English a formal statement by a government about its future plans:
the announcement of the Truman Doctrine
—doctrinal /dɒkˈtraɪnl $ ˈdɑːktrənəl/ adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

doctrine
noun
ADJ. Catholic, Islamic, etc. | economic, legal, political, religious | revolutionary | classical, conventional, established, orthodox, traditional | high He expounded traditional Calvinism with its high doctrine of church order (= its doctrine that church order is very important).
old | prevailing | central, essential | general | false, untenable | influential
QUANT. point communities divided on points of doctrine
body an influential body of doctrine
VERB + DOCTRINE advocate, expound, preach, proclaim, teach | defend | develop, establish, formulate, produce | accept, adhere to, adopt, be committed to, believe (in), embrace, subscribe to, support, uphold They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality.
abandon, condemn, oppose, reject, undermine She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines.
apply, invoke | reconcile Thompson reconciled the doctrine of heat with that of mechanics in 1851.
DOCTRINE + VERB advocate sth | allow sth Their doctrine allows the use of violence.
PREP. in ~ The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine.

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