doctrines

NOUN

opinion; principle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attitude axiom belief concept creed dogma precept proposition regulation rule statement teaching tenet tradition

STRONG

article basic canon convention conviction credenda declaration fundamental gospel implantation inculcation indoctrination instruction position pronouncement propaganda

WEAK

article of faith universal law unwritten rule

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguity

WEAK

disbelief heterodoxy skepticism unbelief

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doctrines

The Smithian doctrines of 1776 live mainly today between the covers of dusty books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

New war-fighting doctrines emphasized disrupting Soviet supply lines over fighting a defensive war of attrition with the more numerous Soviet army.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Siddhartha said: 'You know, my friend, that even as a young man, when we lived with the ascetics in the forest, I came to distrust doctrines and teachers and to turn my back on them.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse