doctrine English · revision 10660

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1382|origins=fro doctrine|origins=la doctrina}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈdɒk.trɪn/, US /ˈdɑːk.trɪn/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|doctrine|t=teaching, doctrine]] (12th century),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of Latin doctrīna, teaching, learning,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from doctor, teacher (see [[doctor]]), from docēre, to teach.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Teaching or instruction: 1382 in the OED,^(OED 1989) about 1380 in Chaucer's Boethius.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ That which is taught as true by a master, a set of principles or dogmas, is from about 1384 in the Wycliffe Bible,^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) and a body or system of principles from 1594.^(OED 1989) In Middle English it could mean learning or education in general.^(Etymonline) The ''Monroe doctrine'' in US policy goes back to President Monroe's message to Congress of 2 December 1823, the phrase attested by 1848.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) In law, a doctrine is a principle established through past decisions.^(AHD) ''Doctrinal'' is from the 15th century,^(Hoad 1986) and ''doctrinaire'' from 1820, first a member of a French political party.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1382 – teaching.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1384 – principles, dogma.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1594 – a system of principles.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1820 – doctrinaire.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1848 – Monroe doctrine.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A principle or set of principles taught or held to be true by a religious, political or philosophical group; [[dogma]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A statement of government policy: ''the Monroe doctrine''.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ # ''(law)'' A rule or principle established through past decisions.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[undoctrined]]

+ * [[fairness doctrine]]

+ * [[Monroe Doctrine]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[docent]]

+ * [[docile]]

+ * [[doctor]]

+ * [[doctorate]]

+ * [[doctrinaire]]

+ * [[doctrinal]]

+ * [[document]]

+ * [[indoctrinate]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}