DOCTRINAL

doctrinal

(adjective) relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine; “quibbling over doctrinal minutiae”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

doctrinal

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

(obsolete) Didactic.

Noun

doctrinal (plural doctrinals)

A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.

Source: Wiktionary


Doc"tri*nal, a. Etym: [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." 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. Hooker.

Doc"tri*nal, n.

Definition: A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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