| religious doctrine | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine | the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group. |
| ~ original sin | a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam.; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" |
| ~ doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school. |
| ~ confession | the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century). |
| ~ ahimsa | a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence. |
| ~ dogma, tenet | a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof. |
| ~ ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism | (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity. |
| ~ immaculate conception of the virgin mary, immaculate conception | (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived. |
| ~ incarnation | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ. |
| ~ nicene creed | (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded. |
| ~ real presence | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist. |
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