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Another word for doctrine

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Noun

  1. A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group

    See also:

    belief

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Another word for doctrine

Noun

  1. A statement of position or belief

    See also:

    law

  2. Several tenets built into a faith

    See also:

    faith

Synonym Study

  • Precept refers to an injunction or dogma intended as a rule of action or conduct to teach by example rather than by precept
  • Tenet connotes a component belief or principle of a system or theory the tenets of a political party
  • Dogma refers to a belief or doctrine that is handed down by authority as true and indisputable, and may connote arbitrariness, arrogance, etc. religious dogma
  • Doctrine refers to a theory based on carefully worked out principles and taught or advocated by its adherents scientific or social doctrines
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Sentence Examples

  • Stahl founded his doctrine of "phlogiston."

  • He entered the Congregation of the Christian Doctrine, and became tutor to the son of a Paris banker.

  • Differences in doctrine as well as polity and discipline became more and more prominent.

  • Once more, in the doctrine of sin and redemption, the governing idea is God's fatherly purpose for His family.

  • The doctors were to teach the faithful in sound learning, to guard purity of doctrine, and to be amenable to discipline.

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