(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
Used in a Sentence
doctrines
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for doctrines.
Editorial note
LSD could have many therapeutic applications - especially for challenging existing doctrines and with managing addictions.
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Quick take
(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of doctrines gathered in one view.
(countable and uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
(countable) A self-imposed policy governing some aspect of a country's foreign relations, especially regarding what sort of behavior it will or will not tolerate from other countries.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for doctrines.
noun
(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
noun
(countable and uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
noun
(countable) A self-imposed policy governing some aspect of a country's foreign relations, especially regarding what sort of behavior it will or will not tolerate from other countries.
Example sentences
LSD could have many therapeutic applications - especially for challenging existing doctrines and with managing addictions.
Both 'doctrines' are completely nonsensical, but supported by strong religious currents in their respective environments.
It is possible that there are doctrines within atheism but atheism itself is not one.
Most countries are just fighting inefficiently without doctrines nowadays which stirs instabilities.
I agree that culture and other factors matter, but the doctrines of religions are quite different.
Heck, researcher who diverge just a bit from accepted doctrines often look like cranks until either they repent or their approach bears obvious fruits.
It always appears that they are not only those who attack it openly and consciously, but those who 'objectively' endanger it by spreading mistaken doctrines.
Some of those doctrines call for violence more than others.
It is true that one cannot copyright facts, but I believe there are some legal doctrines that protect news papers that brake new stories.
The idea of particular divine ordinances -- which is what doctrines of natural rights are -- are fine ways to organize identity and action around that identity, including revolution.
The US Civil War shaped American military doctrine regarding the use of firepower about 50 years before the major European combatants began to develop their own doctrines in The Great War.
(I think our client prevailed.) That being said, it's often difficult to get past the merger doctrine in copyright claims over legal doctrines.
Quote examples
I've heard of doctrines of "man has stewardship over the earth" in the sense of all nature being for man's use, and also doctrines of "God will provide" and thus that overpopulation cannot be a significant issue.
The only epistemic position you are left with is to robotically repeat the profession of the faith: "There is no truth but physics and physicists are that truth's prophets." Most self-proclaimed atheists are in the same boat as you, but far less aware of their ignorance of their own doctrines.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use doctrines in a sentence?
LSD could have many therapeutic applications - especially for challenging existing doctrines and with managing addictions.
What does doctrines mean?
(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
What part of speech is doctrines?
doctrines is commonly used as noun.