doctrine (noun)
1doctrine — ► NOUN ▪ a set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group. DERIVATIVES doctrinal adjective doctrinally adverb. ORIGIN Latin doctrina teaching, learning …
2doctrine — doc·trine / däk trən/ n: a principle established through judicial decisions compare law, precedent doc·tri·nal / trə nəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
3doctrine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Catholic, Christian, Islamic, etc. ▪ church ▪ economic, legal, military, political …
4doctrine — UK US /ˈdɒktrɪn/ noun [C] ► a principle or set of principles that are followed by a particular group or in a particular situation: »The doctrine of continuous quality improvement is being implemented in the health care industry worldwide. »an… …
5doctrine — noun a) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. The incarnation is a basic doctrine of classical Christianity. b) The body of teachings of a religion, or a religious leader …
6doctrine — noun (C) a belief or set of beliefs that form the main part of a religion or system of ideas: the doctrine of predestination doctrinal adjective …
7doctrine — noun the doctrine of the Trinity Syn: creed, credo, dogma, belief, teaching, ideology; tenet, maxim, canon, principle, precept …
8doctrine of affection — noun the theory that classifies musical effects used to express particular concepts and emotions such as joy, sorrow, languor, etc. {German Affectenlehre doctrine of emotional expression} …
9doctrine — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor Date: 14th century 1. archaic teaching, instruction 2. a. something that is taught b. a principle or …
10doctrine of equivalents — noun A legal rule in most patent systems that allows a court to hold a party liable for patent infringement even though the infringing device or process does not fall within the literal scope of a patent claim, but nevertheless is equivalent to… …
