doctrinal

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

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
    • […]yet inevitably, [JD] Vance is already giving menacing doctrinal advice to the pope as part of the multi-theatre fallout of Operation Epic Facepalm. - 2026 April 17, Marina Hyde, “Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks...
  2. Didactic.
    • The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument. - [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC,...

Origin

The noun form was from French doctrinal; the adjective form was perhaps from Late Latin doctrīnālis, from doctrīna.

Related

docent docile doctor doctorate doctrinaire doctrine document indoctrinate

Derived

counterdoctrinal doctrinalism doctrinalist doctrinally nondoctrinal undoctrinal

Noun

  1. A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.
    • His Teaching is not to teach you the Doctrinals of Salvation and of the Son, for he leaves that to Ministers, and to the Bible, to teach you the Doctrinals only in a doctrinal way - a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, The Object...
    • The Doctrinal of Princes - 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC:

Forms

doctrinals