doctrinal
AdjectiveUS[dok-truh-nuhl]/ˈdɑktrənəl/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine“quibbling over doctrinal minutiae”Relating to doctrine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
doc′tri·nal (dŏk′trĭ-nal), adjective
Origin: LL. doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F. doctrinal. See Doctrine.
1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. “Doctrinal clauses.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.— Richard Hooker
Doc′tri·nal noun
A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54