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doctrine definition

doc·trine (däk′trin)

noun

  1. something taught; teachings
  2. something taught as the principles or creed of a religion, political party, etc.; tenet or tenets; belief; dogma
  3. a rule, theory, or principle of law
  4. ☆ an official statement of a nation's policy, esp. toward other nations the Monroe Doctrine

Etymology: ME < L doctrina < doctor: see doctor

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doctrine Synonyms

doctrine

n.

  1. A statement of position or belief

    tenet, principle, proposition, precept, article, concept, conviction, dogma, position, opinion, belief, theory, convention, established position, policy, attitude, tradition, unwritten law, universal law, natural law, common law, teachings, accepted belief, article of faith, article of belief, canon, regulation, rule, pronouncement, declaration, bull; see also law 2, 4.

  2. Several tenets built into a faith

    dogma, creed, gospel; see faith 2.

doctrine refers to a theory based on carefully worked out principles and taught or advocated by its adherents scientific or social doctrines; dogma refers to a belief or doctrine that is handed down by authority as true and indisputable, and may connote arbitrariness, arrogance, etc. religious dogma; tenet connotes a component belief or principle of a system or theory the tenets of a political party; precept refers to an injunction or dogma intended as a rule of action or conduct to teach by example rather than by precept


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doctrine Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • trinity: The Apostle Paul also affirms the doctrine of the Trinity.

Converse of object

  • preach: Does not the five wounds of His blessed body preach this doctrine to love Him?

Adjective modifier

  • biblical: Hence, the key elements of the Biblical doctrine of salvation are excluded from the Islamic idea.

Noun used with modifier

  • Buddhist: This opinion is, no doubt, due to a comparison with the Buddhist doctrine of nirvana.
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doctrine quotes

Give ear,O ye heavens, and I will speak: and hear,O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon thetender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.

-Bible (Old Testament)

The nuttis schell, thocht it be hard and teuch, Haldis the kirnell, sueit and delectabill; Sa lyis thair ane doctrine wyse aneuch And full of frute vnder ane fenyeit fabill.

-Henryson, Robert

Anti-classic art, if it may even be called an art, is merely theart oftheidle.It isthe doctrine ofthosewho desireto produce without working, to know without learning.

-Ingres,Jean Auguste Dominique

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