What is another word for religious doctrine?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪlˈɪd͡ʒəs dˈɒktɹɪn] (IPA)

Religious doctrine is the set of beliefs and principles that a particular religion follows. There are several synonyms for this term, including theology, creed, dogma, belief system, and faith. Theology refers to the study and understanding of religious doctrines, while creed and dogma are specific statements of belief within a religion. Belief system encompasses the range of beliefs and practices within a religion, while faith refers to individual trust or belief in a higher power. Other synonyms for religious doctrine include tenets, principles, teachings, and canons. Regardless of which term is used, religious doctrine is an important aspect of religious practice and provides a foundation for beliefs and religious practices.

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Famous quotes with Religious doctrine

  • An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt.
    Antonio Tabucchi
  • The Bush administration has committed the country to a new, pseudo-religious doctrine of war, endless war — for "the war on terror" is nothing less than that.
    Susan Sontag
  • I decided (after listening to a "talk radio" commentator who abused, vilified, and scorned every noble cause to which I had devoted my entire life) that I was both a humanist and a liberal, each of the most dangerous and vilified type. I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create a reasonably decent society. I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control, common men like me are in peril. I do not believe that pure reason can solve the perpetual problems unless it is modified by poetry and art and social vision. So I am a humanist. And if you want to charge me with being the most virulent kind—a secular humanist—I accept the accusation.
    James A. Michener
  • I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control, common men like me are in peril.
    James A. Michener

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