examples:

Augsburg Confession

the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today

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original sin

a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam

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, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

(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

article of faith, credendum

(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided

type of:

doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school