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utilitarianism vs doctrine

doctrine vs utilitarianism

utilitarianism and doctrine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
utilitarianism Yes No No No
doctrine Yes No No No
As nouns, doctrine is a hypernym of utilitarianism; that is, doctrine is a word with a broader meaning than utilitarianism:
  • utilitarianism: doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
  • doctrine: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of utilitarianism include ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.
utilitarianism (noun) doctrine (noun)
doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Difference between utilitarianism and doctrine

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