doctrine in English dictionary

  • doctrine

    Meanings and definitions of "doctrine"

    • A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
    • The body of teachings of a religion, or a religious leader, organization, group or text.
    • noun
      A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
    • noun
      The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group or text.
    • belief
    • body of beliefs or teachings
    • A rule, principle, theory, or tenet of the law, as the doctrine of merger, the doctrine of relation, etc.(Source: WESTS)
    • noun
      a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

    Synonyms of "doctrine" in English dictionary

    ism, school of thought, philosophical system are the top synonyms of "doctrine" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of doctrine

    • doctrine ( plural  doctrines)
    • doctrine (countable and uncountable, plural doctrines)
  • Doctrine

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