doctrine
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines;the Monroe Doctrine.
something that is taught; teachings collectively: religious doctrine.
a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Origin of doctrine
1Other words for doctrine
Other words from doctrine
- self-doctrine, noun
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How to use doctrine in a sentence
For example, as David Rotman writes, the economic doctrine of high GDP growth, once challenged only by people on the radical fringe, is now being questioned by Nobel-winning economists.
To think your way out of a crisis, look beyond it | Katie McLean | October 21, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewBecause it discourages consideration of the secondary impacts of a corporation’s actions, the doctrine is arguably at the root of phenomena, such as offshoring and contingent labor, which have frayed the social fabric of America and the world.
Coinbase wants to reject politics. It should already know how risky that is. | dzanemorris | September 30, 2020 | FortuneUnder Kentucky’s version of the castle doctrine — a home-defense provision common in many states — residents are allowed to use defensive force against someone “forcibly entering” a dwelling.
A woman killed. An officer shot. And no one legally responsible. | David Fahrenthold | September 24, 2020 | Washington PostI am very much an instrumentalist, and am comfortable with the “shut up and calculate” doctrine.
Your Guide to the Many Meanings of Quantum Mechanics - Facts So Romantic | Sabine Hossenfelder | September 3, 2020 | NautilusThe doctrine of evolutionary ethics is now blessedly in decline, mostly because of a widespread feeling that science and morality represent, as Stephen Jay Gould argued, different and non-overlapping magisteria.
Just Because It’s Natural Doesn’t Mean It’s Good - Issue 89: The Dark Side | David P. Barash | August 19, 2020 | Nautilus
Most often, the doctrine is invoked by minors seeking an abortion without parental consent.
If it leads to real change, not just in tone, but also in doctrine and policy, it would indeed be an earthquake.
Pope Francis Pushes the Church Another Step Further on Gays | Gene Robinson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Francis has also implied that his hands are tied when it comes to changing doctrine or altering church teachings.
Affleck, as if on cue, challenged Harris: “Are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of Islam?”
And he went on to give as much of a Rand Paul Middle East doctrine as a place where doctrine is the problem can take.
The doctrine of international free trade, albeit the most conspicuous of its applications, was but one case under the general law.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock“doctrine”—the Monroe doctrine declared that no foreign power should acquire additional dominion in America.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)But the central economic doctrine of cost can not be shaken by mere denunciation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe forgot the great doctrine of humility, and declared that "Mister" Weston should have the volume that very night.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe biological doctrine of evolution was misinterpreted and misapplied to social policy.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for doctrine
/ (ˈdɒktrɪn) /
a creed or body of teachings of a religious, political, or philosophical group presented for acceptance or belief; dogma
a principle or body of principles that is taught or advocated
Origin of doctrine
1Derived forms of doctrine
- doctrinal (dɒkˈtraɪnəl), adjective
- doctrinality (ˌdɒktrɪˈnælɪtɪ), noun
- doctrinally, adverb
- doctrinism, noun
- doctrinist, noun
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