imitation vs doctrine

doctrine vs imitation

imitation and doctrine both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but doctrine is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imitation	Yes	Yes	No	No
doctrine	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, doctrine is a hypernym of imitation; that is, doctrine is a word with a broader meaning than imitation:

imitation: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
doctrine: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of imitation include ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

imitation (noun)	doctrine (noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
something copied or derived from an original
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

imitation (adjective)	doctrine (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Difference between imitation and doctrine

Words related to "doctrine"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.