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Definition of doctrine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doctrine

noun
 
 
/ˈdɒktrɪn/
 
/ˈdɑːktrɪn/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc.
    • the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty
    • He challenged the Christian doctrine of Original Sin.
    • He was deeply committed to political doctrines of social equality.
    Extra Examples
    • She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines.
    • The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine.
    • Their doctrine allows the use of violence.
    • They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality.
    • Thompson reconciled the doctrine of heat with that of mechanics in 1851.
    • an influential body of doctrine
    • communities divided on points of doctrine
    • He has written books on Catholic doctrine.
    • The party's strategy is based firmly in Marxist-Leninist doctrine.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Catholic
    • Christian
    • Islamic
    • …
    … of doctrine
    • point
    • body
    verb + doctrine
    • advocate
    • expound
    • preach
    • …
    preposition
    • in doctrine
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  2. Doctrine
     [countable] (US English) a statement of government policy
    • the Monroe Doctrine
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’.
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