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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024doc•tri•nal (dok′trə nl; Brit. also dok trīn′l),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or concerned with doctrine:a doctrinal dispute.
- Late Latin doctrīnālis, equivalent. to Latin doctrīn(a) (see doctrine) + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
doc′tri•nal′i•ty, n. doc′tri•nal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024doc•trine /ˈdɑktrɪn/USA pronunciation n. - a particular principle, position, or policy taught, such as of a religion or government: [countable]The church teaches the doctrine of free will.[uncountable]knowledgeable about church doctrine.
doc•tri•nal, adj. [before a noun]shifts in doctrinal policies.See -doc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024doc•trine (dok′trin),USA pronunciation n. - a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- something that is taught;
teachings collectively:religious doctrine. - a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject:the doctrine of the Catholic Church.
- Latin doctrīna teaching, equivalent. to doct(o)r doctor + -īna -ine2
- Anglo-French
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tenet, dogma, theory, precept, belief.
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