Doctrine
Doctrine noun - A statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church.
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Theories and doctrine are semantically related In some cases you can use "Theories" instead a noun "Doctrine".
Nearby Words: doctrinal, doctrinarian
Theories
Doctrine and theories are semantically related in hypothesis topic. Sometimes you can use "Doctrine" instead a noun "Theories".
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- Drift in Transformers: More than Meets the Eye is the biggest example, being an accomplished swordsman, and spouting off doctrine and theories that annoy those around him.
Source: Religious Bruiser -
One of the theories for why the Cold War ended as peacefully as it did is that belief in this doctrine prevented the US and USSR from fighting any war directly against each other, for fear it would escalate to nuclear weapons and destroy both powers.
Source: Mutually Assured Destruction -
German doctrine on the other hand is based upon a complete rejection of 'positional warfare' in favour of pre-WWI German theories of Bewegungskrieg or 'manoeuvre warfare': the rapid movement and concentration of forces at the operational level.
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