doctrinalism

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noun

The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.

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Meanings

noundoctrinalism (countable and uncountable, plural doctrinalisms)

plural doctrinalisms

  1. countableuncountableThe abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.

    1995. Karl H. Potter, Harold G. Coward. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, page 1022, The question of doctrinalism in the Buddhist epistemology....

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    1898. Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge,, page 704, But many of the more extreme Pietists carried their antipathy to the doctrinalism and the established services of the church...

    1951. Walter Yust. Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge, page 882, The soviet government facilitated the return to loyalty by departing temporarily from Marxist doctrinalism and appealing to Russian patriotism.

Origin

From doctrinal + -ism.

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