church doctrine

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church doctrine - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group religious doctrine, creed, gospel original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) ahimsa - a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence dogma, tenet - a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism - (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception - (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived Incarnation - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ Nicene Creed - (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded real presence - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist