Doctrine - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'doctrine' is the definition.
(I know that credo is a type of doctrine)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for credo that I've seen before include "Mass movement" , "A statement of one's beliefs" , "Words of believer" , "Apostles' beliefs" , "Part of the service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Universal and The Mirror.

'doctrine' is the definition.
(both can mean a belief or value)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Doctrine, dogma, belief" , "Belief held as true" , "Belief - maxim" , "Key principle" , "A belief or creed - a palindrome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Universal and The Mirror.

'doctrine' is the definition.
(I know that creed is a type of doctrine)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for creed that I've seen before include "Catechism" , "Summary of articles of religious belief" , "System of principles or beliefs" , "System of religious belief" , "restricted set of principles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Universal and The Mirror.

'doctrine' is the definition.
(I know that gospel is a type of doctrine)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for gospel that I've seen before include "church music" , "Evangel" , "sacred text" , "Book by Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John" , "God's honest truth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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