| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | angle | Particular viewpoint or approach |
| 2. | approach | Way of thinking about something |
| 3. | articles of faith | Firmly held basic beliefs |
| 4. | attitude | Settled way of thinking or feeling |
| 5. | basic beliefs | Foundational accepted ideas |
| 6. | belief structure | Organized arrangement of beliefs |
| 7. | belief system | Organized set of guiding beliefs |
| 8. | beliefs | Things accepted as true |
| 9. | body of beliefs | Collected shared beliefs |
| 10. | body of doctrine | Collected teachings or principles |
| 11. | body of thought | Collected ideas of a movement |
| 12. | canon | Accepted body of principles |
| 13. | catechism | Summary of principles or beliefs |
| 14. | code | System of principles or rules |
| 15. | conceptual framework | Organized structure of ideas |
| 16. | conventional wisdom | Commonly accepted viewpoint or belief |
| 17. | convictions | Firmly held beliefs |
| 18. | core beliefs | Most important convictions |
| 19. | creed | Statement or system of beliefs |
| 20. | doctrinal line | Official doctrinal position |
| 21. | doctrinal system | Organized body of doctrine |
| 22. | doctrine | Set of taught principles or beliefs |
| 23. | dogma | Authoritative belief system or doctrine |
| 24. | dogmatics | Systematic body of dogma |
| 25. | dominant ideas | Prevailing guiding concepts |
| 26. | economic philosophy | Ideas about economic organization |
| 27. | ethic | System of moral principles |
| 28. | ethical code | Rules based on ethical principles |
| 29. | ethical system | Organized moral principles |
| 30. | ethos | Guiding spirit or set of values |
| 31. | faith | Religious or firm belief system |
| 32. | frame of mind | Mental attitude or outlook |
| 33. | framework | Structured set of guiding ideas |
| 34. | framing | Way ideas are presented or understood |
| 35. | fundamental beliefs | Basic convictions underlying thought |
| 36. | governing principles | Rules that guide decisions |
| 37. | grand narrative | Broad story explaining society or history |
| 38. | guiding ideas | Ideas directing thought or action |
| 39. | guiding principles | Core rules directing behavior |
| 40. | idea system | Structured collection of ideas |
| 41. | ideals | Guiding standards or valued principles |
| 42. | ideas | Thoughts forming a belief system |
| 43. | ideological line | Official belief-based position |
| 44. | ideological outlook | Overall belief-based perspective |
| 45. | ideological position | Belief-based political or social stance |
| 46. | ideological stance | Position based on guiding beliefs |
| 47. | intellectual framework | Organized system of intellectual ideas |
| 48. | lens | Perspective shaping interpretation |
| 49. | line | Official position or doctrine |
| 50. | manifesto | Public declaration of beliefs and aims |
| 51. | master narrative | Overarching explanatory story or doctrine |
| 52. | mental framework | Internal structure of beliefs |
| 53. | metanarrative | Overarching framework of meaning |
| 54. | mindset | Established way of thinking |
| 55. | moral code | System of moral rules |
| 56. | moral philosophy | System of ideas about right conduct |
| 57. | morality | System of moral beliefs |
| 58. | movement doctrine | Beliefs guiding a social movement |
| 59. | narrative | Framing story behind beliefs |
| 60. | official doctrine | Authorized set of beliefs |
| 61. | official line | Authorized position or doctrine |
| 62. | orientation | General direction of beliefs or values |
| 63. | orthodox doctrine | Accepted established teaching |
| 64. | orthodox view | Conventional accepted position |
| 65. | orthodoxy | Accepted or established belief system |
| 66. | outlook | General viewpoint or perspective |
| 67. | party line | Official political doctrine or stance |
| 68. | perspective | Particular way of viewing things |
| 69. | philosophy | General system of ideas and values |
| 70. | platform | Declared set of political principles |
| 71. | political creed | Set of political beliefs |
| 72. | political philosophy | Theory of political values and order |
| 73. | politics | Political beliefs or principles |
| 74. | precepts | Rules or principles for conduct |
| 75. | principles | Fundamental beliefs guiding action |
| 76. | program | Planned set of political principles |
| 77. | reading | Interpretive view of something |
| 78. | received doctrine | Accepted inherited set of teachings |
| 79. | received wisdom | Generally accepted beliefs or ideas |
| 80. | religion | Organized system of sacred beliefs |
| 81. | ruling ideas | Dominant concepts guiding action |
| 82. | schema | Mental pattern organizing ideas |
| 83. | school of thought | Shared intellectual approach or doctrine |
| 84. | set of beliefs | Group of related convictions |
| 85. | set of principles | Group of guiding rules |
| 86. | social philosophy | Ideas about society and social life |
| 87. | system of beliefs | Organized body of beliefs |
| 88. | system of ideas | Organized body of ideas |
| 89. | system of thought | Organized body of ideas |
| 90. | teachings | Beliefs or principles taught to others |
| 91. | tenets | Central principles of a doctrine |
| 92. | theology | System of religious beliefs |
| 93. | theory | System of explanatory ideas |
| 94. | thought | Body of ideas or thinking |
| 95. | value system | Organized set of values |
| 96. | values | Core beliefs about what matters |
| 97. | viewpoint | Position or way of seeing matters |
| 98. | views | Beliefs or opinions on issues |
| 99. | vision | Guiding image of desired order |
| 100. | worldview | Overall way of seeing the world |
