Collocations for doctrine - noun
ADJECTIVE
Catholic,
Christian,
Islamic,
etc.
church
economic, legal, military, political, religious
classical, conventional, established, orthodox, traditional
contemporary, current
prevailing
basic, central
false
church
economic, legal, military, political, religious
classical, conventional, established, orthodox, traditional
contemporary, current
prevailing
basic, central
false
… OF DOCTRINE
point
communities divided on points of doctrine
communities divided on points of doctrine
body
an influential body of doctrine
an influential body of doctrine
VERB + doctrine
advocate,
expound,
preach,
proclaim,
teach
defend
develop, establish, formulate
accept, adhere to, adopt, be committed to, believe, believe in, embrace, follow, subscribe to, support, uphold
They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality.
defend
develop, establish, formulate
accept, adhere to, adopt, be committed to, believe, believe in, embrace, follow, subscribe to, support, uphold
They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality.
abandon,
oppose,
reject,
undermine
She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines.
She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines.
apply,
invoke
PREPOSITION
in doctrine
The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine.
The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine.