doctrine
noun
[ ˈdɒktrɪn ]
• a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.
• "the doctrine of predestination"
Similar:
creed,
credo,
dogma,
belief,
set of beliefs,
code of belief,
conviction,
teaching,
tenet,
maxim,
article of faith,
canon,
principle,
precept,
notion,
idea,
ideology,
theory,
thesis,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’.
