doctrinal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

doctrinal
    adj 1: relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine;
           "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

doctrinal \doc"tri*nal\ (d[o^]k"tr[i^]*nal), a. [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.
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   2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
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            The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the
            nature of a doctrinal instrument.     -- Hooker.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Doctrinal \Doc"tri*nal\, n.
   A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. --T.
   Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.
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