Doc"tri*nal (?), a. [LL. doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F. doctrinal. See Doctrine.]
1.
Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation.
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Doctrinal clauses."
Macaulay.
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.
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Doc"tri*nal, n.
A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines.
T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.
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