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docere
Latin · ancient
"to teach"
to teach
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doctrina
Latin · ancient
"teaching, instruction"
teaching, instruction, from docere
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doctrine
Old French · medieval
"a set of taught beliefs"
carried into French for a set of taught beliefs
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doctrine
English · 1300s
"a set of official beliefs or teachings"
settled as the English word for a set of official beliefs or teachings
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