doctrine
/ˈdɑk.tɹɪn/ noun C1- A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. · The Four Noble Truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.
- The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text. · What is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?
- A self-imposed policy governing some aspect of a country's foreign relations, especially regarding what sort of behavior it will or will not tolerate from other countries. · the Monroe Doctrine the Brezhnev Doctrine the Negroponte Doctrine
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A study of family portraits is enough to convert a man to the doctrine of reincarnation.
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