English-Estonian translations for doctrine

• doktriin
  Liidust on saanud agressiivne ja pretensioonikas liberaalne doktriin. The Union has been reduced to an aggressive and pretentious liberal doctrine.
  Tegemist on tõelise sammuga pehme totalitarismi suunas, mida antud uus poliitilise korrektsuse doktriin endast kujutab. This is a real step towards the soft totalitarianism that is this new doctrine of political correctness.
  1968. aastal oli meil Brežnevi piiratud suveräänsuse doktriin. In 1968, we had the Brezhnev doctrine of limited sovereignty.

Definition of doctrine

• A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters
• The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group or text

Examples

• The incarnation is a basic doctrine of classical Christianity.
• The four noble truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.
• What is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?

Related words

• doctrine of underlying assumptions of the contract
• doctrine of satisfaction
• Brezhnev Doctrine
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• public policy doctrine
• false doctrine
• religious doctrine