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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

belief go
any cognitive content held as true

doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism go
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

creed, gospel, religious doctrine, church doctrine
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

noun.communication

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original sin go
a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
confession go
the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
ahimsa go
a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
dogma, tenet go
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism go
(Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary go
(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Incarnation go
(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
Nicene Creed go
(Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs
real presence go
(Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist