Etymology

doctrine

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Today it means: A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. Full definition →

Latin doctrina
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  1. Latin · derived fromdoctrina“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”
  2. English todaydoctrine

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”), from doctor (“a teacher”), from docere (“to teach”); see doctor.

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