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doctrine

doctrine: listen to British English pronunciation /ˈdɒktrɪn/ noun [C, U]

Translation

a belief or set of beliefs taught by a religious or political group
öğreti, doktrin
Christian doctrine
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(Definition of doctrine noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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