Doctrinalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doctrinalism is a noun meaning The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.
Meaning
The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.
Example Sentences
1995. Karl H. Potter, Harold G. Coward. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, page 1022, The question of doctrinalism in the Buddhist epistemology.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- doctrinalisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doctrinism, doctrinarianism, doctrinairism, fundamentalism, dogmaticism, churchism.
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