collocations.org

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

Back to top ▲


… OF DOCTRINE

point
communities divided on points of doctrine
body
an influential body of doctrine

Back to top ▲


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.
abandon, oppose, reject, undermine
She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines.
apply, invoke

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

in doctrine
The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine.

Back to top ▲

Report an error or submit a comment/suggestion on doctrine