What does doctrine mean?
Definitions for doctrine
ˈdɒk trɪndoc·trine
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Princeton's WordNet
doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ismnoun
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Wiktionary
doctrinenoun
A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
doctrinenoun
The body of teachings of a religion, or a religious leader, organization, group or text.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Doctrinenoun
Etymology: doctrina, Latin.
To make new articles of faith and doctrine, no man thinketh it lawful; new laws of government, what church or commonwealth is there which maketh not either at one time or other? Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 10.
Ye are the sons of clergy, who bring all their doctrines fairly to the light, and invite men with freedom to examine them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
That great principle in natural philosophy is the doctrine of gravitation, or mutual tendency of all bodies toward each other. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.
He said unto them in his doctrine. Mark iv. 2.
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doctrine
Doctrine refers to a set of beliefs, principles, or teachings that are held and promoted by a particular group, institution, or individual. This could involve a system of ideas relating to a specific subject or issue, which are generally accepted as authoritative or true by that group or individual. Doctrine can be applied in various contexts such as religion, politics, law, or philosophy.
Webster Dictionary
Doctrinenoun
teaching; instruction
Doctrinenoun
that which is taught; what is held, put forth as true, and supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect; a principle or position, or the body of principles, in any branch of knowledge; any tenet or dogma; a principle of faith; as, the doctrine of atoms; the doctrine of chances
Wikidata
Doctrine
Doctrine is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. The Greek analogue is the etymology of catechism. Often doctrine specifically connotes a corpus of religious dogma as it is promulgated by a church, but not necessarily: doctrine is also used to refer to a principle of law, in the common law traditions, established through a history of past decisions, such as the doctrine of self-defense, or the principle of fair use, or the more narrowly applicable first-sale doctrine. In some organizations, doctrine is simply defined as "that which is taught", in other words the basis for institutional teaching of its personnel internal ways of doing business.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Doctrine
dok′trin, n. a thing taught: a principle of belief: what the Scriptures teach on any subject: (B.) act or manner of teaching.—adj. Doc′trinal, relating to or containing doctrine: relating to the act of teaching.—adv. Doc′trinally. [Fr.,—L. doctrīna, docēre, to teach.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
doctrine
Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is authoritative but requires judgment in application. See also multinational doctrine; joint doctrine; multi-Service doctrine.
British National Corpus
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Rank popularity for the word 'doctrine' in Nouns Frequency: #1828
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of doctrine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of doctrine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of doctrine in a Sentence
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ and him crucified.
The ancient world was not a place for modern gender equity. But the Stoic philosophers, in their discourses on political and moral life, held that virtue, or ethical excellence, had no gender. Zeno of Citium envisaged an ideal community of sages that included women. The view follows from the Stoic doctrine that all humans are endowed with reason.
Neo-liberal market fundamentalism was always a political doctrine serving certain interests. It was never supported by economic theory. Nor, it should now be clear, is it supported by historical experience.
A sound American is simply one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. The instant he challenges it, no matter how timorously and academically, he ceases by that much to be a loyal and creditable citizen of the republic.
They fear U.S. intervention in Ukraine because they fear we are conventionally superior, and if they interpret our action as offensive rather than defensive, that is when the viability of Russian statehood would be threatened, in accordance with the Russian national security concept and military doctrine.
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- عقيدةArabic
- вяра, доктрина, учение, веруюBulgarian
- doctrinaCatalan, Valencian
- doktrínaCzech
- DoktrinGerman
- δόγμαGreek
- doctrinaSpanish
- دکترینPersian
- opinkappale, oppi, doktriiniFinnish
- doctrineFrench
- teagasc, foirceadalIrish
- teagasgScottish Gaelic
- dottrinaItalian
- doctrinamLatin
- whakaakorangaMāori
- doutrinaPortuguese
- doctrinăRomanian
- доктринаRussian
- doktrinëAlbanian
- doktrin, läraSwedish
- maadiliSwahili
- సిద్ధాంతంTelugu
- 教義Chinese
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