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Synonyms
doc·trine (dŏḱtrĭn)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrīna, from doctor, teacher; see doctor.]

noun 

  1. A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma.
  2. A rule or principle of law, especially when established by precedent.
  3. A statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs and military strategy.
  4. Archaic Something taught; a teaching.

synonyms:

doctrine, dogma, tenet These nouns denote a principle taught, advanced, or accepted, as by a group of philosophers: the legal doctrine of due process; church dogma; experimentation, one of the tenets of the physical sciences.