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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
The general idea is that in that era the touchstone of truth was conformity to religious doctrines.
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
The doctrine of nullification died with the Confederacy.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
Once these drones become widely available, governments around the world may need to rethink their military doctrines, as well as their protocols for guarding high officials.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
Because Moore was working for the network, Eady is also suing them by respondeat superior, a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the wrongful conduct of their employees.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
The doctrine of nullification died with the Confederacy.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
Once these drones become widely available, governments around the world may need to rethink their military doctrines, as well as their protocols for guarding high officials.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
Because Moore was working for the network, Eady is also suing them by respondeat superior, a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the wrongful conduct of their employees.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrine
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The idea of achieving ‘dominion’ over the world and society is not uncommon in charismatic Christian theology, according to religious scholar Matthew Taylor, who studies Christian Nationalism.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Perhaps the slogan suggested not so much romantic love but something like agape in Christian theology: a desireless, God-like benevolence—love for, not just between, lovers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Buckley would never finish his magnum opus of political philosophy, to be titled The Revolt Against the Masses, a reference to the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset’s classic Revolt of the Masses.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Is that still the team’s philosophy after making the playoffs last fall?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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And while these employees can in principle save money on their own, many are forced to prioritize putting food on the table and paying the bills in the present over building a nest egg for the future, the study found.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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Finally, while its decision in CASA dealt only with the injunctive powers of courts, the Court should act on its own principles and return as swiftly as possible to resolve Trump’s challenge to constitutional birthright citizenship.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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Canceling grants based on conflict with the current administration’s ideology is a disturbing case of government censorship.—
Madison Plunkert,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was the opening deadly salvo to put action into Iran’s ideology.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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The Catholic Church’s social doctrine, in which Leo XIV is very well versed, establishes that the concrete economic policy solutions is not a matter of dogma but of prudential decisions.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and his allies made reforms and gradually steered China away from a command economy and Maoist dogma and opened it up to foreign investments and technology.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Veneration has almost developed into an unhealthy burden as much as an inspiring creed.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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