church doctrine
3
5.3
- noun
- /tʃɜrʧ ˈdɑktrɪn/
:
doctrina de la iglesia
- The church's teachings on salvation are part of its official church doctrine.
Some of them completely estranged from church doctrine or governance.
- Some of them completely estranged from church doctrine or governance.
- Well, let me so let me go on back to to Thomas Aquinas long discretion about how the the church doctrine works and stuff like that.
Examples
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But Romney has never publicly indicated any distance from church doctrine.
Academic text (2007) -
At this time, I still believe very much in church doctrine, but do not attend church.
Blog text (4) -
Economic issues are, of course, largely gray areas for church doctrine.
Blog text (32) -
So it is possible to know what church doctrines are without knowing what they mean.
Academic text (2009) -
Because this official status requires active cooperation with the state, it directly conflicts with church doctrine denying the legitimacy of government institutions.
Academic text (1998) -
Many Catholics often commented that church doctrine did not require them to favor slavery, merely to acknowledge its "right" as a human institution.
Academic text (2004) -
... I first started listening to HWA in the late '50s and have believed the basic church doctrines since that time...
Blog text (4) -
In his Catholic writings, Newman presented an understanding of theology that did not merely explain church doctrine but engaged in critical inquiry to develop doctrine.
Academic text (1992) -
At one point, he is explicit and quite sharp that a believer must take church doctrine as it is given to him, without reservations or exceptions.
Academic text (1991) -
When she read that Galileo was forced to recant because his scientific work conflicted with accepted church doctrine, she became outraged.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
217
3.4
Ideas or rules of a belief system
199
6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
72
4.5
A set of beliefs that guide a person or group
66
5.0
The main teachings of a religion that followers accept and live by
48
7.7
A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
46
3.8
A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
37
7.7
Religious ideas and teachings held by one group
4
4.5
A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches
3
7.0
The study of Christian beliefs and church teaching by scholars
1
9.3
Official religious beliefs and their study, especially in Christianity
1
8.6
A group's organized beliefs and teachings about God and religion
A set of beliefs taught by a religious group
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'church' (a Christian body) with 'doctrine' (a belief system), so its meaning — the set of beliefs taught by a particular church — is directly derivable from the constituents. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Church doctrine comes from the simple image of a church where leaders stand at the front and teach a fixed set of ideas called doctrine. That's why it means the official teachings or beliefs a church wants people to 'accept'.