Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.

    The Incarnation is a basic doctrine of Christianity.

    The Four Noble Truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.

    Doktrin

    доктри́наdoktrína, ве́раvéra

    доктри́наdoktrýna, ві́раvíra

  2. (countable, uncountable)The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.

    What is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?

    Lehre, Doktrin

    уче́ниеučénije, доктри́наdoktrína

    уче́нняučénnja, доктри́наdoktrýna

  3. (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.

    the Monroe Doctrine the Brezhnev Doctrine the Negroponte Doctrine

More definitions
  • a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Examples

20 sentences
  1. They still clung to this doctrine.

    deSie hielten weiterhin an der Doktrin fest. — Yorwba

  2. That doctrine will no doubt lead to dismal consequences.

    ruЭта доктрина несомненно приведёт к печальным последствиям. — shanghainese

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  3. That doctrine will no doubt lead to serious consequences.

  4. Tom has a doctrine of "not rocking the boat".

  5. Lutheran doctrine abolished celibacy and the worship of images.

    deDie lutherische Lehre schaffte das Zölibat und die Bilderverehrung ab. — Yorwba

Translations

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belief:
body of beliefs or teachings:
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belief:
body of beliefs or teachings:
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By meaning 2
belief:
body of beliefs or teachings:

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learnin

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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