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doc·tri·nal
I. \ˈdäktrə̇nəl, Brit often & US sometimes däkˈtrīnəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from doctrinal, adj
1. obsolete : a manual of instruction
2. doctrinals plural, archaic : matters of doctrine or instruction
II. \ˈdäktrə̇nəl, Brit often & US sometimes (ˈ)däk|trīnəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin doctrinalis, from Latin doctrina teaching + -alis -al
1.
a. : of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
< quibbling and hairsplitting over doctrinal minutiae >
< Milton was a doctrinal poet — Douglas Bush >
b. : containing or involving something taught and to be believed
< those who seek doctrinal support of spending now turn to the statistics of national income — H.L.Lutz >
2. obsolete : relating to teaching : didactic
• doc·tri·nal·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb |