doctrinalism

Noun

 * 1) The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.
 * 2) * 1898. Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge,, page 704,
 * But many of the more extreme Pietists carried their antipathy to the doctrinalism and the established services of the church...
 * 1) * 1951. Walter Yust. Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge, page 882,
 * The soviet government facilitated the return to loyalty by departing temporarily from Marxist doctrinalism and appealing to Russian patriotism.
 * 1) * 1995. Karl H. Potter, Harold G. Coward. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, page 1022,
 * The question of doctrinalism in the Buddhist epistemology....