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Definition of doctrinal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doctrinal

adjective

/dɒkˈtraɪnl/

/ˈdɑːktrənl/

(formal)

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relating to a doctrine or doctrines
- the doctrinal position of the English church
- (disapproving) a rigidly doctrinal approach
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Doctrinal is used with these nouns:
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin doctrinalis, from doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’.

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