# doctrine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/ · frequency rank #7,337

## Definitions
1. A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
2. The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
3. A self-imposed policy governing some aspect of a country's foreign relations, especially regarding what sort of behavior it will or will not tolerate from other countries.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”), from doctor (“a teacher”), from docere (“to teach”); see doctor.

## Easily confused with
- **doctrines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doctrine-vs-doctrines)
- **doctrinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doctrinal-vs-doctrine)

## Common misspellings (12)
`dcotrine`, `ddoctrine`, `docctrine`, `docrtine`, `doctirne`, `doctrien`, `doctrinne`, `doctrnie`, `doctrrine`, `docttrine`, `dotcrine`, `odctrine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doctrine