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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
In 2018 Beverly and Matthew Fullen fought the application of this doctrine on their own land near Salina.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
During his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump invoked the controversial doctrine, originally used to justify American territorial expansion, in a brief hint at his vision for the nation's space program.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
During his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump invoked the controversial doctrine, originally used to justify American territorial expansion, in a brief hint at his vision for the nation's space program.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrine
Noun
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The dominant Christian theology of the Middle Ages held that wealth was inherently sinful in a world where most people toiled in terrible poverty.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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On his education and what qualifies him for the position A resident of St. Paul, Bau has an undergraduate degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in theology from Bethel University.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The brand’s philosophy transcends product creation.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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The new economic philosophy that dominated during the Biden years emphasized demand over supply.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Hesitation to let it in comes down to one of the principles of NATO's founding treaty – Article 5.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s the whole principle of the movie, is this 24/7 carer role and being in your 20s and trying to make space for yourself in the world.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders that respect biological reality in areas from medicine to sports to intimate spaces, and protect the right to speak about the harms of gender ideology.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Any references to ‘women, female & equality’ removed from any .gov website were removed in the context of transgender/gender ideology.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The inability of adults to produce new neurons was pretty much the central dogma of neuroscience until the 1960s.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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Too much chasing after money and success, too much pandering to the popular taste, too much weight on ideology or politics or dogma of any stripe, and God, in the cogent phrase of Quincy Jones, walks out of the room.—
Donna Tartt,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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But envisioning those creeds stenciled into the end zones moves me to imagine a different kind of Super Bowl that might be played tomorrow.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, perhaps the only thing that binds people of all races, creeds, and colors together is the universal insistence that the end is nigh.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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