doctrine
Meaning
- (countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
- (countable, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
- (countable) A self-imposed policy governing some aspect of a country's foreign relations, especially regarding what sort of behavior it will or will not tolerate from other countries.
Synonyms
philosophical system
principle of one’s faith
address
Teaching of Buddha
established principle
religious doctrine
Translations
doctrine
dottrina
Doktrin
doctrina
δόγμα
doutrina
doktrin
doctrina
doctrineFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”), from doctor (“a teacher”), from docere (“to teach”); see doctor.
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