D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

doctrinal

/(dŏk"trĭ*nal)/ · doc·tri·nal · IPA /ˈdɑktɹɪnəl/
01 a. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation.
  2. 2.
    Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
    “The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.” Hooker.
02 n. A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines.
  1. 1.
    A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines.