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Definition of Religious doctrine
1. Noun. The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.
Specialized synonyms: Original Sin, Confession, Ahimsa, Dogma, Tenet, Ecumenicalism, Ecumenicism, Ecumenism, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Of The Virgin Mary, Incarnation, Nicene Creed, Real Presence
Generic synonyms: Doctrine, Ism, Philosophical System, Philosophy, School Of Thought
Derivative terms: Credal, Creedal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Religious Doctrine
Literary usage of Religious doctrine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American National Preacher (1841)
"No subject surpasses, in importance, that of religious doctrine. religious doctrine
may be defined, the science of eternal life. ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1910)
"( 1 ) That the condition is purely negative in character, and does not require
the teaching of any religious doctrine. This construction is precluded by the ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1899)
"religious doctrine, on " the other hand—and here I allude not to ... Philosophy and
religious doctrine must, therefore, ever continue in mutual intercourse. ..."
4. Essays on the Philosophy of Theism by William George Ward (1884)
"... embrace and appropriate those more solid and penetrating proofs of Religious
doctrine which God has offered in an implicit shape to mankind in general. ..."
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