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   Doc·trine

   /ˈdäktrən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group: "the doctrine of predestination"
   • ▪ a stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs: "the Monroe Doctrine"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. doctrinism noun
   • 2. doctrinist noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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