doctrine
French, noun/dɔk.tʁin/
doctrine is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doctrine is a French feminine noun meaning “doctrine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Maximes, opinions, notions, postulées vraies, qui permettent d’orienter l’action humaine et d’interpréter les…”.
What does doctrine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedoctrine
corps de doctrine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maximes, opinions, notions, postulées vraies, qui permettent d’orienter l’action humaine et d’interpréter les faits. Dogme auquel on adhère, auquel on croit ou que l’on enseigne. 2. Idéologie, principes de base sur lesquels s’appuient une stratégie et des plans d’actions. 3. Travaux juridiques destinés à interpréter le droit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of doctrine
- doctrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doctrine?
- /dɔk.tʁin/
- \dɔk.tʁin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to doctrine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is doctrine in French?
doctrine appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).