<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church</li><li>a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church</li><li>prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group</li><li>a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>philosophy</li><li>doctrine</li><li>law</li><li>canon</li><li>tenet</li></ul>