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doctrine

Best crossword clue

"Set of beliefs"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/Part of speech nounSorted cdeinortStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Word origin

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”), from doctor (“a teacher”), from docere (“to teach”); see doctor.

Used in a sentence

  • The Incarnation is a basic doctrine of Christianity.
  • The Four Noble Truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.
  • What is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?

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