Doctrine, from Latin doctrina (compare doctor), means "a code of beliefs", "a body of teachings" or "instructions", taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. The Greek analogy is the etymology of catechism.

Often doctrine specifically connotes a corpus of religious dogma as it is promulgated by a church, but not necessarily: doctrine is also used to refer to a principle of law, in the common law traditions, established through a history of past decisions, such as the doctrine of self-defense, or the principle of fair use, or the more narrowly applicable first-sale doctrine.

In matters of foreign policy, a doctrine is a body of axioms fundamental to the exercise of a nation's foreign policy. Hence, "doctrine,' in this sense, has come to suggest a broad consistency that holds true across a spectrum of acts and actions. Doctrines of this sort are almost always presented as the personal creations of one particular political leader, whom they are named after. Examples include the Monroe Doctrine, the Stimson Doctrine, the Truman Doctrine, the Eisenhower Doctrine, the Brezhnev Doctrine, the Kirkpatrick doctrine, and the less catchy Bush administration doctrine of military preemption.

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RT @austinblake: Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest lon ...
ChristopherCrow (Chris Crow) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:27:40 -0000
RT @austinblake: Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest lon ...
Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest longings. -Piper
austinblake (Austin Dannhaus) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:31:47 -0000
Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest longings. -Piper
"Faith is not just an intellectual assent 2 doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior 4 my deepest longings." -John Piper #fb
paulatunc (Paul Maynard) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:02:38 -0000
"Faith is not just an intellectual assent 2 doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior 4 my deepest longings." -John Piper #fb
"Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest longings."-Jon piper
tylermedina (tylermedina) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:02:20 -0000
"Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. Faith is an affectional embrace of the Savior for my deepest longings."-Jon piper
Your government (the United States - and the State of [state] is not a lawful government under the doctrines of international law...
vaxen_var (vaxen_var) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:01:16 -0000
Your government (the United States - and the State of [state] is not a lawful government under the doctrines of international law...
Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. It is an affectional embrace of the Savior for your deepest longings. - John Piper
kendallgoshorn (Kendall Goshorn) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:59:21 -0000
Faith is not just an intellectual assent to doctrines. It is an affectional embrace of the Savior for your deepest longings. - John Piper

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