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D0316200 (dŏk′trĭn)n.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.

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

doctrine

(ˈdɒktrɪn) n1. (Philosophy) a creed or body of teachings of a religious, political, or philosophical group presented for acceptance or belief; dogma2. a principle or body of principles that is taught or advocated[C14: from Old French, from Latin doctrīna teaching, from doctor see doctor] doctrinal adj doctrinality n docˈtrinally adv ˈdoctrinism n ˈdoctrinist n

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n. 1. a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion. 2. a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of a Church. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin doctrīna teaching =doct(o)r doctor + -īna -ine³]

doctrine

Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is authoritative but requires judgment in application. See also multinational doctrine; joint doctrine; multi-Service doctrine.

Doctrine

a body or set of principles or tenets; doctors collectively.Examples: doctrine of comets, 1754; of instruments [laws], 1594; of doctors—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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doctrine - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or schoolism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thoughtnuclear deterrence - the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"belief - any cognitive content held as trueCabalism, Kabbalism - the doctrines of the Kabbalahabolitionism - the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slaveryabsolutism - the doctrine of an absolute beingamoralism - the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalidanimalism - the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual natureanimism - the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism - the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishmentasceticism - the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual statecontextualism - any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of termscreationism - the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"credo, creed - any system of principles or beliefsdivine right, divine right of kings - the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"dogma - a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"dualism - the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evildynamism - any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energyepicureanism - a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophersestablishmentarianism, establishmentism - the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishmentethicism - a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"expansionism - the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a countryformalism - the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be representedfunctionalism - any doctrine that stresses utility or purposeGirondism - the doctrine of the Girondistsgospel - a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"gymnosophy - the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditationimitation - the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitationslaissez faire, individualism - the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairsinternationalism - the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differencesunilateralism - the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nationsirredentism, irridentism - the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically relatedliteralism - the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literaturemajority rule, democracy - the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole groupmonism - the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or elementmulticulturalism - the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single countrynationalism - the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any othernationalism - the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goalsnihilism - a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sakepacificism, pacifism, passivism - the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiablepluralism - the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elementspopulism - the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elitepresentism - the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilledfreethinking, rationalism - the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct

doctrine

noun teaching, principle, belief, opinion, article, concept, conviction, canon, creed, dogma, tenet, precept, article of faith the Marxist doctrine of perpetual revolution

doctrine

nounA principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group:dogma, teaching, tenet.

Translations

学说教义

doctrine

(ˈdoktrin) noun a belief or set of beliefs which is taught. religious doctrines. 教义，学说

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(dok'trin), A particular system of principles taught or advocated. [L. doceo, to teach]

A theory or posit widely accepted by leading authorities in a particular field

doctrine

A theory or posit widely accepted by leading authorities in a particular field. See Assumption-of-risk doctrine, Borrowed servant doctrine, Captain-of-the-ship doctrine, De minimus doctrine, Emergency doctrine, Feres doctrine, Humoral doctrine, Hypothesis, Lost-opportunity doctrine, Posit, Therapeutic privilege.

doctrine

(dok'trin) [Fr. doctrine, fr L. doctrina, teaching] A system of principles taught or advocated.

borrowed servant doctrine

The legal doctrine, a form of vicarious liability, that a patient care supervisor (e.g., an attending physician who oversees the work of a resident physician) may be held responsible for the negligent acts of a subordinate. See: Captain of the Ship doctrine ; vicarious liability

Captain of the Ship doctrine

The legal doctrine, a form of vicarious liability, that the legal responsibility for errors in a medical setting falls on the most highly trained or senior health care provider present at the time. This doctrine has been used to hold attending physicians or surgeons responsible for the negligent acts of the surgical or anesthesia team. See: borrowed servant doctrine; vicarious liability

learned intermediary doctrine

The legal doctrine that a pharmaceutical manufacturer need only advise or warn physicians, and not the public at large, of the potential hazards of the drugs it produces. Under this doctrine physicians act as agents for the public when they prescribe medications. Their education and clinical experience help them decide when to use a medication and when, because of safety concerns, to avoid its use. Exceptions to the doctrine are illustrated by direct-to-consumer drug advertising (e.g., on television or the Internet) in which pharmaceutical companies present their products directly to patients without the physician acting as intermediary. Synonym: learned intermediary rule

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