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doctrinalism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 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.
  • 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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Etymology tree English doctrinal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English doctrinalism From doctrinal + -ism.