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English
Etymology
The noun form was from French doctrinal; the adjective form was perhaps from Late Latin doctrīnālis, from doctrīna.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctrinal
- Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
- (obsolete) Didactic.
1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, , London: Will Stansby , published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.
Translations
of or relating to a doctrine
Noun
doctrinal (plural doctrinals)
- A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.
a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, The Object and Acts of Justifying Faith: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
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctrinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctrinals)
- doctrinal
French
Etymology
From doctrine + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doctrinal (feminine doctrinale, masculine plural doctrinaux, feminine plural doctrinales)
- doctrinal
Further reading
Occitan
Adjective
doctrinal m (feminine singular doctrinala, masculine plural doctrinals, feminine plural doctrinalas)
- doctrinal
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French doctrinal.
Adjective
doctrinal m or n (feminine singular doctrinală, masculine plural doctrinali, feminine and neuter plural doctrinale)
- doctrinal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doɡtɾiˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: doc‧tri‧nal
Adjective
doctrinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctrinales)
- doctrinal
Derived terms
Noun
doctrinal m (plural doctrinales)
- doctrinal
Further reading