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doctrine According to the 19th-century doctrine of “papal infallibility,” a pope's official statements on matters of faith and morals must be regarded as the absolute truth. ˈdɔktərɪn

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(1) Something that is taught. (2) An official principle, opinion, or belief. The original doctrines were those of the Catholic Church, especially as taught by the so-called doctors (religious scholars) of the Church. But today a doctrine can come from many other sources. Old and established legal principles are called legal doctrine. Traditional psychiatrists still follow the doctrines of Sigmund Freud. Communist doctrine in the 1920s and '30s was often the teachings of Lenin, which were then regarded in the Soviet Union as almost sacred. U.S. presidents have given their names to doctrines as well: In 1823 the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would oppose European influence in the Americas, and in 1947 the Truman Doctrine held that America would support free countries against enemies outside and inside

word	doctrine
definition	(1) Something that is taught. (2) An official principle, opinion, or belief.
eg_sentence	According to the 19th-century doctrine of “papal infallibility,” a pope's official statements on matters of faith and morals must be regarded as the absolute truth.
explanation	The original doctrines were those of the Catholic Church, especially as taught by the so-called doctors (religious scholars) of the Church. But today a doctrine can come from many other sources. Old and established legal principles are called legal doctrine. Traditional psychiatrists still follow the doctrines of Sigmund Freud. Communist doctrine in the 1920s and '30s was often the teachings of Lenin, which were then regarded in the Soviet Union as almost sacred. U.S. presidents have given their names to doctrines as well: In 1823 the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would oppose European influence in the Americas, and in 1947 the Truman Doctrine held that America would support free countries against enemies outside and inside
IPA	ˈdɔktərɪn

Doctrine Official Regarded Legal Taught Principle Opinion Belief