doctrines

/หˆdษ‘ktษนษชnz/

IPA: /D AA1 K T R AH0 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.

    โ€œThe four noble truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.โ€

  2. 2

    The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group or text.

    โ€œWhat is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doctrine, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doctrines