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1 a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church the Catholic Church's doctrine on the Eucharist Synonyms canon, dogma Related Words canon law; belief, conviction, tenet; credo, creed, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, theology; axiom, precept, principle; symbol
2 the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group the doctrine of quantum physicists Synonyms credo, creed, dogma, gospel, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, testamentRelated Words manifesto; metaphysic, theory; axiom, tenet, watchword
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