DOCTRINE


Meaning of DOCTRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdäk-trən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : teaching , instruction

2.

a. : something that is taught

b. : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma

c. : a principle of law established through past decisions

d. : a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations

e. : a military principle or set of strategies

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.