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oppi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doctrinal adj Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
  • doctrine noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
  • learning noun The process of gaining knowledge or skill.
  • teaching noun A belief or principle put forward by a religious, philosophical, or other respected authority.
  • theory noun A set of ideas that explains facts or phenomena and has been supported by evidence.

Senses

oppi is used for these senses in English:

  • doctrinal Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
  • doctrine (countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
  • learning (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
  • teaching Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
  • theory (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs. [from 18th c.]

doctrine — full definition

  1. noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
  2. noun A stated policy guiding a country's official conduct, especially in foreign affairs.

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