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| acceptance |
the act of adopting a belief, doctrine, or theory. [1/4 definitions] |
| aestheticism |
the doctrine that beauty is the exclusive aim of artists. [1/2 definitions] |
| animism |
the doctrine that the soul is the essential principle animating the universe. [1/3 definitions] |
| apologist |
a person who argues in defense or justification of a doctrine, belief, action, or the like, usu. in writing or a speech. |
| apostolic succession |
a doctrine of certain Christian faiths that their bishops are the successors in an unbroken line to the apostles of Jesus Christ. |
| Aryan |
in Nazi doctrine, a Caucasian of non-Jewish, esp. Nordic, descent. [2/4 definitions] |
| Bahai |
a modern Iranian religion that is based on a doctrine of universal brotherhood, the equality of the sexes, and total religious tolerance. |
| behaviorism |
in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development. |
| belief |
a notion or idea accepted as true, esp. a religious doctrine. [1/3 definitions] |
| bimetallism |
the doctrine or policies advocating this standard. [1/2 definitions] |
| cabala |
any secret or occult doctrine. [1/2 definitions] |
| Church Fathers |
the ecclesiastical authorities of the early Christian church, whose writings had an authoritative influence on the formation of Christian doctrine. |
| collectivism |
the doctrine or practice of centralized economic control, esp. of the means of production. [3 definitions] |
| communalism |
the doctrine or practice of communal ownership of property. [1/2 definitions] |
| confession |
a formal avowal of faith in church doctrine. [1/4 definitions] |
| consubstantiation |
the Christian doctrine of the coexistence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ with the bread and wine of the Eucharist. (See transubstantiation.) |
| convert |
a person who has been converted or who has adopted new beliefs, esp. those of a specific religion or political doctrine. [1/5 definitions] |
| Coptic Church |
the Egyptian Christian church, which holds as its doctrine that Jesus Christ's nature was single and divine. |
| creationism |
the doctrine that the world, life, and matter were created out of nothing by an omnipotent god, rather than that they evolved from other forms. [2 definitions] |
| decretal |
an authoritative decree or set of decrees, esp. on some point of church doctrine or church law. [1/2 definitions] |
| denial |
a refusal to accept a theory, doctrine, or belief. [1/5 definitions] |
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