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• nuclear deterrence go
  the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
  
• Kabbalism, Cabalism go
  the doctrines of the Kabbalah
  
• abolitionism go
  the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
  
• absolutism go
  the doctrine of an absolute being
  
• amoralism go
  the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
  
• animalism go
  the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
  
• animism go
  the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
  
• antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism go
  the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment
  
• asceticism go
  the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
  
• contextualism go
  any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
  
• creationism go
  the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
  
• creed, credo go
  any system of principles or beliefs
  
• divine right, divine right of kings go
  the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects
  
• dogma go
  a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  
• dualism go
  the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
  
• dynamism go
  any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy
  
• epicureanism go
  a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
  
• establishmentarianism, establishmentism go
  the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment
  
• ethicism go
  a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
  
• expansionism go
  the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
  
• formalism go
  the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
  
• functionalism go
  any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
  
• Girondism go
  the doctrine of the Girondists
  
• gospel go
  a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
  
• gymnosophy go
  the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
  
• imitation go
  the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
  
• individualism, laissez faire go
  the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
  
• internationalism go
  the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
  
• unilateralism go
  the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
  
• irredentism, irridentism go
  the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
  
• literalism go
  the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
  
• majority rule, democracy go
  the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
  
• monism go
  the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
  
• multiculturalism go
  the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country
  
• nationalism go
  the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
  
• nationalism go
  the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
  
• nihilism go
  a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
  
• pacifism, pacificism, passivism go
  the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
  
• pluralism go
  the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements
  
• populism go
  the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
  
• presentism go
  the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled
  
• rationalism, freethinking go
  the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
  
• reformism go
  a doctrine of reform
  
• humanism, secular humanism go
  the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason
  
• humanism, humanitarianism go
  the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
  
• egalitarianism, equalitarianism go
  the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
  
• feminism go
  a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
  
• reincarnationism go
  a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body
  
• secessionism go
  a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
  
• secularism go
  a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
  
• phenomenology go
  a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account
  
• philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory go
  a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
  
• states' rights go
  a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
  
• teaching, precept, commandment go
  a doctrine that is taught
  
• theological doctrine go
  the doctrine of a religious group
  
• utilitarianism go
  doctrine that the useful is the good
  
• descriptivism go
  (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
  
• descriptivism go
  (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
  
• prescriptivism go
  (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
  
• prescriptivism go
  (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
  
• creed, gospel, religious doctrine, church doctrine go
  the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
  
• millennium go
  (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years