doctrine
A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological mattersA belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
» They still clung to this doctrine.
Sie hielten weiterhin an der Doktrin fest. — Yorwba
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3 senses(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
(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
(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
- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Examples
20 sentencesThey still clung to this doctrine.
deSie hielten weiterhin an der Doktrin fest. — Yorwba
That doctrine will no doubt lead to dismal consequences.
ruЭта доктрина несомненно приведёт к печальным последствиям. — shanghainese
That doctrine will no doubt lead to serious consequences.
Tom has a doctrine of "not rocking the boat".
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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Origin
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learninFrom 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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Forms
plural: doctrinesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school:philosophyphilosophical systemschool of thoughtism
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable