church doctrine
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- noun
- /tʃɜrʧ ˈdɑktrɪn/
- The church's teachings on salvation are part of its official church doctrine.
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Watch on YouTubeSome of them completely estranged from church doctrine or governance.
- Some of them completely estranged from church doctrine or governance.
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Examples
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But Romney has never publicly indicated any distance from church doctrine.
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At this time, I still believe very much in church doctrine, but do not attend church.
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Economic issues are, of course, largely gray areas for church doctrine.
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So it is possible to know what church doctrines are without knowing what they mean.
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Because this official status requires active cooperation with the state, it directly conflicts with church doctrine denying the legitimacy of government institutions.
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Many Catholics often commented that church doctrine did not require them to favor slavery, merely to acknowledge its "right" as a human institution.
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... I first started listening to HWA in the late '50s and have believed the basic church doctrines since that time...
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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.
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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.
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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
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A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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The main teachings of a religion that followers accept and live by
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Religious ideas and teachings held by one group
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Ideas or rules of a belief system
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A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
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A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
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A set of beliefs that guide a person or group
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A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches
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The study of Christian beliefs and church teaching by scholars
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A set of beliefs taught by a religious group
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A group's organized beliefs and teachings about God and religion
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Official religious beliefs and their study, especially in Christianity
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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'.