- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
- (doctrinal) relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine; "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"
- Doctrine (Latin: doctrina) is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. The Greek analogy is the etymology of catechism.
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- A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters; The body of teachings of a religion, or a religious leader, organization, group or text
- (Doctrines) Mythology · Orthopraxy · Polytheism
- (Doctrinal) Method of constitutional interpretation that involves applying rules generated from precedent, i.e., previous court decisions.
- (doctrinal) an approach to Biblical study that uses a creed to delimit and/or explicate the meaning of a text
- A teaching; That which is taught as the belief of a church. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2 Tim. 3:16).
- A rule or principle or the law established through the repeated application of legal precedents.
- Fundamental principles by which the military forces guide their actions in support of objectives. It is authoritative but requires judgement in application. (AAP-6)
- A legal principle or concept that is established through past decisions (e.g., court cases) and widely upheld. Compare to Common Law and Precedent.
- That which is held to be true by any person, sect, or school; especially, in religion, a tenet, or body of tenets
- The teaching of the Church, called variously the doctrine of Christ (2 John 9), the apostles' doctrine (Acts 2:42), or sound doctrine (Titus 1:9; see 2 Tim. 3:16; Rom. 16:17).
- A belief or teaching of the Church. A body of instruction which expresses the Church’s faith.
- A formulated belief about a particular aspect or topic upon which two or more persons declare agreement to believe.
- The KKK organizations hold themselves to be Protestant Christian organizations. From the early 1900s through the 1940s, hundreds of thousands of Protestants, primarily in the South, saw the KKK as a part of their faith. ...
- The key to Mani's system is his cosmogony. Once this is known there is little else to learn. In this sense Mani was a true Gnostic, as he brought salvation by knowledge. ...
- The particular principles of the Church, as taught and advocated.
- A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group.
- Any truth taught by the Church as necessary for acceptance by the faithful. The truth may be either formally revealed (as the Real Presence), or a theological conclusion (as the canonization of a saint), or part of the natural law (as the sinfulness of contraception). ...
- Doctrine is derived from the Latin word doctrina meaning "teachings." Something taught as a the principle or creed of a religion.
- A set of accepted beliefs held by a group. In religion, it is the set of true beliefs that define the parameters of that belief system. Hence, there is true doctrine and false doctrine relative to each belief set. ...
- A legal rule, tenet, theory, or principle. A political policy.