doctrine (noun)

  • 91fair use — noun the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑enjoyment * * * noun : a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used (as by publishing)… …

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  • 92foreign policy — noun a policy governing international relations (Freq. 14) • Hypernyms: ↑policy • Hyponyms: ↑brinkmanship, ↑imperialism, ↑intervention, ↑interference, ↑nonintervention, ↑ …

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  • 93Immaculate Conception — noun 1. Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 • Syn: ↑December 8 • Hypernyms: ↑holy day of obligation 2. (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was… …

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  • 94naive realism — noun (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • Syn: ↑realism • Topics: ↑philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑philosophical doctrine, ↑philosophical theory …

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  • 95subjective idealism — noun 1. : the theory that nature does not have any real existence independent of perceiving minds : berkeleianism 2. : the doctrine that an absolute ego dialectically evolves the world : fichteanism contrasted with objective idealism * * *… …

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  • 96divine right — noun the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in… …

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  • 97divine right of kings — noun the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in… …

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  • 98ecumenism — noun 1. a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) • Syn: ↑oecumenism • Derivationally related forms: ↑oecumenical (for: ↑oecumenism) • Hypernyms: ↑movement …

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  • 99Nestorianism — noun the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God) • Hypernyms: ↑theological doctrine, ↑heresy, ↑unorthodoxy …

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  • 100philosophical theory — noun a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy • Syn: ↑philosophical doctrine • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism • …

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