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doctrinal

adj
/ˈdɒktɹɪnəl/UK/ˈdɑktɹɪnəl/US

Etymology

The noun form was from French doctrinal; the adjective form was perhaps from Late Latin doctrīnālis, from doctrīna.

  1. derived from doctrīnālis
  2. derived from doctrinal

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

    • […]yet inevitably, [JD] Vance is already giving menacing doctrinal advice to the pope as part of the multi-theatre fallout of Operation Epic Facepalm.

  2. Didactic.

    • The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.

  3. A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.

    • His Teaching is not to teach you the Doctrinals of Salvation and of the Son, for he leaves that to Ministers, and to the Bible, to teach you the Doctrinals only in a doctrinal way
    • The Doctrinal of Princes

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Derived

counterdoctrinal, doctrinalism, doctrinalist, doctrinally, nondoctrinal, undoctrinal

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA