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The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.

A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.

aining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.

The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party.

The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant.

The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.

One who maintains the doctrine of animism.

Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.

ule to another law or rule. Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful. De Quincey.

Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.

The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic, a.

According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.

ining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings. -- n.

The doctrines of the Arians.

An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.

Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.

The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.

over kings. He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay.

The doctrine or theory held by associationists.