What does doctrine mean?
Definitions for doctrine
ˈdɒk trɪndoc·trine
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word doctrine.
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.
ChatGPT
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
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'doctrine' in Nouns Frequency: #1828
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1515","4"],["1520","7"],["1524","1"],["1563","40"],["1572","23"],["1579","11"],["1581","5"],["1582","17"],["1587","2"],["1588","1"],["1590","30"],["1592","2"],["1598","8"],["1600","24"],["1607","102"],["1611","6"],["1620","9"],["1624","4"],["1625","1"],["1626","1"],["1629","4"],["1630","4"],["1631","1"],["1635","12"],["1637","10"],["1638","9"],["1641","13"],["1642","23"],["1643","15"],["1644","257"],["1645","2"],["1646","6"],["1647","5"],["1648","96"],["1649","4"],["1650","2"],["1651","106"],["1652","16"],["1655","10"],["1656","15"],["1657","13"],["1658","43"],["1659","39"],["1660","4"],["1661","2"],["1662","19"],["1663","11"],["1664","5"],["1665","21"],["1667","18"],["1668","34"],["1669","32"],["1670","2"],["1671","8"],["1672","6"],["1673","11"],["1674","5"],["1675","10"],["1676","72"],["1677","70"],["1678","40"],["1679","126"],["1680","58"],["1681","16"],["1682","20"],["1683","197"],["1684","63"],["1685","39"],["1686","31"],["1687","12"],["1688","18"],["1689","13"],["1690","104"],["1692","3"],["1693","13"],["1694","4"],["1695","2"],["1696","45"],["1697","109"],["1698","86"],["1699","18"],["1700","22"],["1701","30"],["1702","1"],["1703","29"],["1704","26"],["1705","39"],["1706","133"],["1707","56"],["1708","8"],["1709","16"],["1710","122"],["1711","6"],["1712","35"],["1713","48"],["1714","91"],["1715","14"],["1716","298"],["1717","408"],["1718","218"],["1719","75"],["1720","228"],["1721","120"],["1722","635"],["1723","368"],["1724","185"],["1725","626"],["1726","377"],["1727","226"],["1728","531"],["1729","424"],["1730","423"],["1731","397"],["1732","284"],["1733","102"],["1734","286"],["1735","530"],["1736","370"],["1737","829"],["1738","921"],["1739","269"],["1740","161"],["1741","165"],["1742","854"],["1743","515"],["1744","964"],["1745","663"],["1746","204"],["1747","396"],["1748","1154"],["1749","548"],["1750","552"],["1751","1333"],["1752","681"],["1753","1826"],["1754","2073"],["1755","1846"],["1756","406"],["1757","1324"],["1758","878"],["1759","1427"],["1760","661"],["1761","962"],["1762","1022"],["1763","1858"],["1764","1949"],["1765","2027"],["1766","2480"],["1767","1125"],["1768","2416"],["1769","1498"],["1770","1520"],["1771","1620"],["1772","1533"],["1773","1969"],["1774","1562"],["1775","2763"],["1776","2227"],["1777","2285"],["1778","1827"],["1779","1810"],["1780","1814"],["1781","1178"],["1782","5066"],["1783","2720"],["1784","1940"],["1785","1967"],["1786","3874"],["1787","4344"],["1788","4349"],["1789","2875"],["1790","3812"],["1791","6949"],["1792","5062"],["1793","4433"],["1794","5224"],["1795","4648"],["1796","3891"],["1797","3624"],["1798","2808"],["1799","5292"],["1800","6455"],["1801","11083"],["1802","8574"],["1803","10144"],["1804","11098"],["1805","10524"],["1806","10416"],["1807","12171"],["1808","12582"],["1809","16569"],["1810","19742"],["1811","23847"],["1812","21995"],["1813","18578"],["1814","18330"],["1815","20226"],["1816","21195"],["1817","22386"],["1818","23704"],["1819","21191"],["1820","28682"],["1821","19639"],["1822","36194"],["1823","33238"],["1824","45979"],["1825","38520"],["1826","35033"],["1827","27938"],["1828","34763"],["1829","41524"],["1830","51656"],["1831","38300"],["1832","40121"],["1833","43947"],["1834","36912"],["1835","41354"],["1836","50567"],["1837","43492"],["1838","42583"],["1839","54491"],["1840","60885"],["1841","56352"],["1842","58691"],["1843","55639"],["1844","71818"],["1845","59595"],["1846","67335"],["1847","57286"],["1848","63294"],["1849","69770"],["1850","59858"],["1851","74192"],["1852","62988"],["1853","69931"],["1854","82041"],["1855","72153"],["1856","69306"],["1857","58309"],["1858","61740"],["1859","64514"],["1860","71620"],["1861","42612"],["1862","39989"],["1863","45600"],["1864","46914"],["1865","54719"],["1866","62412"],["1867","53937"],["1868","48482"],["1869","48927"],["1870","62810"],["1871","63157"],["1872","61590"],["1873","62646"],["1874","69437"],["1875","67805"],["1876","65261"],["1877","70342"],["1878","63013"],["1879","57252"],["1880","68520"],["1881","68340"],["1882","70438"],["1883","81634"],["1884","93920"],["1885","75948"],["1886","61991"],["1887","62870"],["1888","69964"],["1889","66402"],["1890","70334"],["1891","74943"],["1892","77177"],["1893","77261"],["1894","73793"],["1895","74724"],["1896","84329"],["1897","78485"],["1898","78009"],["1899","93864"],["1900","88331"],["1901","93099"],["1902","94012"],["1903","82946"],["1904","86910"],["1905","94539"],["1906","93617"],["1907","98246"],["1908","97764"],["1909","85663"],["1910","91607"],["1911","86310"],["1912","97457"],["1913","80158"],["1914","79245"],["1915","74978"],["1916","63827"],["1917","65195"],["1918","58696"],["1919","68147"],["1920","80583"],["1921","69924"],["1922","75782"],["1923","62169"],["1924","63272"],["1925","60211"],["1926","60907"],["1927","69154"],["1928","70871"],["1929","61893"],["1930","71889"],["1931","64575"],["1932","58150"],["1933","49054"],["1934","58356"],["1935","65969"],["1936","68883"],["1937","61509"],["1938","64677"],["1939","70567"],["1940","56201"],["1941","54129"],["1942","44698"],["1943","40733"],["1944","38264"],["1945","47072"],["1946","66195"],["1947","72116"],["1948","73562"],["1949","87115"],["1950","98238"],["1951","87866"],["1952","87692"],["1953","82162"],["1954","82529"],["1955","90847"],["1956","98247"],["1957","120800"],["1958","112774"],["1959","118620"],["1960","136823"],["1961","143372"],["1962","158160"],["1963","165163"],["1964","163813"],["1965","181080"],["1966","187451"],["1967","188739"],["1968","208931"],["1969","185910"],["1970","187709"],["1971","177302"],["1972","180120"],["1973","174801"],["1974","155997"],["1975","154484"],["1976","153664"],["1977","162072"],["1978","161970"],["1979","156055"],["1980","153747"],["1981","156104"],["1982","160169"],["1983","170837"],["1984","172830"],["1985","180955"],["1986","203597"],["1987","212484"],["1988","208764"],["1989","216413"],["1990","225200"],["1991","221248"],["1992","231314"],["1993","236967"],["1994","257346"],["1995","250868"],["1996","283632"],["1997","281210"],["1998","286895"],["1999","325431"],["2000","342603"],["2001","347275"],["2002","370005"],["2003","449162"],["2004","452895"],["2005","430037"],["2006","535584"],["2007","528816"],["2008","819051"]]
Anagrams for doctrine »
centroid
Numerology
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
Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
My doctrine ... this is the social doctrine of the Church. Nothing more, nothing less, and if I have to recite the Credo, I will do it.
Miracles enable us to judge of doctrine, and doctrine enables us to judge of miracles.
The apotheosis of error, doctrine of the crowd.
I also believe strongly in the freedom of religion, right, and I believe strongly in the separation of church and state. So I don't believe religious doctrine should inform public policy.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for doctrine
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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
Get even more translations for doctrine »
Translation
Find a translation for the doctrine definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"doctrine." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 11 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/doctrine>.
Discuss these doctrine definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In