{
    "term": "doctrine",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He challenged the Christian doctrine of Original Sin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was deeply committed to political doctrines of social equality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rejected the traditional Christian doctrines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Church welcomed all who were considered sound in doctrine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their doctrine allows the use of violence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were all committed to the doctrine of social equality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thompson reconciled the doctrine of heat with that of mechanics in 1851."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an influential body of doctrine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "communities divided on points of doctrine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has written books on Catholic doctrine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party's strategy is based firmly in Marxist-Leninist doctrine."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["Catholic", "Christian", "Islamic"],
                "… of doctrine": ["point", "body"],
                "verb + doctrine": ["advocate", "expound", "preach"],
                "preposition": ["in doctrine"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a statement of government policy",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Monroe Doctrine"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdɒktrɪn/",
                "audio": "do/doctrine/doctrine__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdɑːktrɪn/",
                "audio": "do/doctrine/doctrine__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’."
}