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{
"term": "doctrine",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty"
},
{
"text": "He challenged the Christian doctrine of Original Sin."
},
{
"text": "He was deeply committed to political doctrines of social equality."
},
{
"text": "She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines."
},
{
"text": "The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine."
},
{
"text": "Their doctrine allows the use of violence."
},
{
"text": "They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality."
},
{
"text": "Thompson reconciled the doctrine of heat with that of mechanics in 1851."
},
{
"text": "an influential body of doctrine"
},
{
"text": "communities divided on points of doctrine"
},
{
"text": "He has written books on Catholic doctrine."
},
{
"text": "The party's strategy is based firmly in Marxist-Leninist doctrine."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["Catholic", "Christian", "Islamic"],
"… of doctrine": ["point", "body"],
"verb + doctrine": ["advocate", "expound", "preach"],
"preposition": ["in doctrine"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a statement of government policy",
"labels": "(US English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the Monroe Doctrine"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɒktrɪn/",
"audio": "do/doctrine/doctrine__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɑːktrɪn/",
"audio": "do/doctrine/doctrine__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’."
}