doctrine

/ˈdɒktɹən/DOK-truhn

/ˈdɑktɹən/DAHK-truhn

Meaningteaching

Common meaning: a set of teachings

doctto teachLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 605 (approximate) · scan
rinenoun ending (from Latin -rina): body of

Journey through time

Latindoceō, docuī, doctum‘to teach’
Frenchdoctrine
Englishdoctrine‘a set of teachings’ · today

doct also in: doctor docile document

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin doceō ‘to teach’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry doceō, p. 605 · dictionary scan

Roots

doceō, docuī, doctum Latin “to teach”

Related words

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