doctrinal

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
  2. (obsolete) Didactic.

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 and Acts of Justifying Faith

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