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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydoc·trine \ˈdäk-trən\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor DATE 14th century1. archaic : teaching, instruction2. a. something that is taught b. a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma c. a principle of law established through past decisions d. a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations e. a military principle or set of strategiesEnglish Etymologydoctrine late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. doctrine (12c.), from L. doctrina "teaching, body of teachings, learning," from doctor "teacher" (see doctor).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7doctrinedoc·trine / 5dCktrin; NAmE 5dB:k- / noun1. [C, U] a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc. 教义；主义；学说；信条: the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty 议会主权学说 Christian doctrine 基督教教义 2. Doctrine [C] (US) a statement of government policy (政府政策的)正式声明: the Monroe Doctrine 门罗主义 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishdoctrine noun ADJ. Catholic, Islamic, etc. | economic, legal, political, religious | revolutionary | classical, conventional, established, orthodox, traditional | high He expounded traditional Calvinism with its high doctrine of church order (= its doctrine that church order is very important). | old | prevailing | central, essential | general | false, untenable | influential QUANT. point communities divided on points of doctrine | body an influential body of doctrine VERB + DOCTRINE advocate, expound, preach, proclaim, teach | defend | develop, establish, formulate, produce | accept, adhere to, adopt, be committed to, believe (in), embrace, subscribe to, support, uphold They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality. | abandon, condemn, oppose, reject, undermine She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines. | apply, invoke | reconcile Thompson reconciled the doctrine of heat with that of mechanics in 1851. DOCTRINE + VERB advocate sth | allow sth Their doctrine allows the use of violence. PREP. in ~ The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun a principle accepted as valid and authoritative FF1C;the doctrine of evolutionFF1E; Synonyms: canon, dogma, tenet Related Words: instruction, teaching; axiom, basic, fundamental, principle Idioms: article of belief (or faith)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddoc·trine\ˈdäktrə̇n\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor teacher1. archaic : teaching, instruction < He … said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken — Mark 4:2(Authorized Version) >2. a. : something that is taught : something that is held, put forth as true, and supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect < the doctrine and lore of the early fathers > b. : a principle or position or the body of principles in any branch of knowledge : a principle of faith : tenet, dogma < the doctrine of atoms > < Christian doctrine > c. : a principle of law established through past decisions and interpretations < the doctrine of caveat emptor > d. : a formulation of the principles on which a government proposes to base its actions or policy in some matter especially in the field of international relations < the Truman doctrine > < the Monroe doctrine >3. obsolete : learning, knowledgeSynonyms: dogma, tenet: doctrine may indicate a formulated theory supported or not controverted by evidence, backed or sanctioned by authority, and proposed for acceptance; it may refer to authoritative teaching accepted by a body of believers or adherents < the doctrine of Einstein, which sweeps away axioms so familiar to us that they seem obvious truths, and substitutes others which seem absurd because they are unfamiliar — Havelock Ellis > < there was also a nascent theory of sound waves; and out of it there grew a tremendous mathematical doctrine of waves which nowadays has almost come to dominate the physics of these times — K.K.Darrow > dogma applies to authoritative teaching or ruling laid down or promulgated as true and unquestionable < those who rejected the Marxist dogma found it easy to accept the dogma of those racists who represented Hitler as a modern synthesis of Frederick the Great, Bismarck, Nietzsche, and Kaiser Wilhelm II — Quincy Howe > < he sees orthodox science, despite all its achievements, become now the most dangerous enemy of a true philosophy, because its dogmas are least often questioned — J.W.Krutch > < the dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary > tenet may apply to any principle or opinion generally believed, whether taught and actively maintained or not < the other tenet of his materialism is that supernaturalism, though it may have a certain practical justification for the majority of men, has no rational basis — Vivian J. McGill > < sympathy for the afflicted, a Christian tenet, has done much to alleviate the sufferings of these unfortunate people — V.G.Heiser >

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