宗旨|しゅうしshuushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountenets (of a religious sect); doctrines
2. noun(religious) sect; denomination; religion; faith
3. nounone's principles; one's tastes; one's preferences

• Synonym教義きょうぎNeutralThe doctrine of a religion, with emphasis on its theoretical content, as in 「仏教の教義」. 「宗旨」 can also refer to one's own sect, or figuratively to personal views.
• SynonymドクトリンWrittenA written loanword for policy principles or doctrine, as in 「モンロー・ドクトリン」; mostly politics and diplomacy. 「宗旨」 covers religion and personal views.
• Synonym教旨きょうしWrittenThe gist or purport of a teaching; a rare written word — say 「教義」 in most cases. 「宗旨」 can also mean the sect itself.
• Related信条しんじょうNeutralA personal conviction one holds firmly, as in 「座右の信条」; it need not be religious. 「宗旨」 is used mainly in a religious context.
• Related教条きょうじょうWrittenA written word for dogma that brooks no questioning, often pejorative, as in 「教条主義」. 「宗旨」 is a sect or its central tenets, with no negative charge.
• Related教理きょうりWrittenReligious doctrine in written, formal prose; used infrequently and close to 「教義」. 「宗旨」 leans toward the sect itself and what it stands for.
• RelatedドグマWrittenA loanword for religious dogma, also for assertions that must be accepted without question — the latter often pejorative. Mostly seen in written prose and commentary.

For religious doctrine say 「教義」; for a personal belief say 「信条」. 「宗旨」 means one's sect or its tenets, or figuratively one's tastes, as in 「宗旨替え」. 「教条」 and 「ドグマ」 often carry a pejorative nuance; 「ドクトリン」 is for policy principles; 「教理」 and 「教旨」 are rare.

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1. ある宗教しゅうきょうで重点的じゅうてんてきに説とく事柄ことがら。
2. 宗教しゅうきょうの中なかの流派りゅうは。
3. ある人ひとの主義しゅぎ、主張しゅちょう、趣味しゅみ。