Antonyms for doctrine
ˈdɒk trɪndoc·trine

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1. doctrine

   Doctrine primarily signifies that which is taught; principle, the fundamental basis on which the teaching rests. A doctrine is reasoned out, and may be defended by reasoning; a dogma rests on authority, as of direct revelation, the decision of the church, etc. A doctrine or dogma is a statement of some one item of belief; a creed is a summary of doctrines or dogmas. Dogma has commonly, at the present day, an offensive signification, as of a belief arrogantly asserted. Tenet is simply that which is held, and is applied to a single item of belief; it is a neutral word, neither approving nor condemning; we speak of the doctrines of our own church; of the tenets of others. A precept relates not to belief, but to conduct. Compare FAITH; LAW.

   Synonyms:
   article of belief, article of faith, belief, dogma, precept, principle, teaching, tenet

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1. doctrine

   Antonyms:
   practice, operation, duty, conduct, action

   Synonyms:
   tenet, article, belief, creed, dogma, teaching, precept, principle

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1. doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ismnoun

   a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

   Synonyms:
   philosophical system, school of thought, ism, philosophy

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1. doctrinenoun

   Synonyms:
   tenet, dogma, belief, principle, teaching

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1. not doctrine

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

How to use doctrine in a sentence?

1. President Trump:

   Students in our universities are inundated with critical race theory. This is a Marxist doctrine holding that America is a wicked and racist nation, that even young children are complicit in oppression, and that our entire society must be radically transformed, critical race theory is being forced into our children's schools, it's being imposed into workplace trainings, and it's being deployed to rip apart friends, neighbors and families.

2. Sonia Sotomayor:

   This is really a step further than anything we have said before, all of our other cases, whether its regulation of tobacco, or regulation of evictions under major questions doctrine, have not addressed the' how.' Now... you want President Joe Biden EPA to look at the' how.'.

3. Vivek Katju:

   The Pakistan army has adhered to its longstanding doctrine of distinguishing between terrorist groups that are engaged in hostilities with it and those who are willing to act as its proxies whether in Afghanistan and India, pakistan ... cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   The little dictator who went to Moscow in his green fatigues to receive a bear hug did not forsake the doctrine of Lenin when he returned to the West and appeared in a two-piece suit. (On Daniel Ortega Saavedra)

5. Simone Weil:

   A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.

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