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as in theology
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic Church's doctrine on the Eucharist
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Recent Examples of doctrine
Young men are navigating a cultural economy filled with contradictory doctrines, deepened by a crisis of connection that's drawing them down the manosphere funnel.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Because the Supremacy Clause is the root from which the doctrine of federal preemption has grown.
—Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An exception known as the military purpose doctrine allows it in some cases — but would not apply here and would likely be challenged in the courts, said Elizabeth Goitein, an expert on presidential emergency powers at the Brennan Center for Justice.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Under Josef Stalin, academic survival depended less on scholarly merit than on conformity to official doctrine.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Because the Supremacy Clause is the root from which the doctrine of federal preemption has grown.
—Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An exception known as the military purpose doctrine allows it in some cases — but would not apply here and would likely be challenged in the courts, said Elizabeth Goitein, an expert on presidential emergency powers at the Brennan Center for Justice.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Under Josef Stalin, academic survival depended less on scholarly merit than on conformity to official doctrine.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrine
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Wojtyla studied theology in Rome and served as the archbishop of Krakow.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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While this is a political consideration, in Catholic theology the electors are supposed to be guided by the Holy Spirit.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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That rapid transformation is embedded in one business philosophy of Hart’s: flexibility.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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That same philosophy also guides our thinking beyond individual stocks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The good news is that businesses can design AI systems that approximate Rawls' fairness principles.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Tottenham abandoned those principles against the champions-in-waiting, offering gifts in dangerous areas from which the Liverpool attackers profited.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave, the dean of cardinals who navigates the process, which involves the examination of different ideologies and the eventual selection of a new pope that comes with a major plot twist.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their choices and ideologies take them far apart from each other.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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Both the ancient dogma of maternal impression and the emerging ethos of Silicon Valley baby-coders offer the promise of control.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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For its 38,000 citizens, and the many visitors that travel to the second smallest country in the world, Mammon may appear to be the ruling creed.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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