adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈdɒktɹɪnəl/
UK:/dɒkˈtɹaɪnəl/
US:/ˈdɑktɹɪnəl/
US:/dɑkˈtɹaɪnəl/
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rhymes with -aɪnəl
CMU ARPABET:D AA1 K T R AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Didactic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
quibbling over doctrinal minutiae
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
The noun form was from French doctrinal; the adjective form was perhaps from Late Latin doctrīnālis, from doctrīna.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
doctrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Chinese Mandarin:
教義的 /教义的
(jiàoyì de)
— of or relating to a doctrine
Chinese Mandarin:
學說的 /学说的
(xuéshuō de)
— of or relating to a doctrine
Chinese Mandarin:
教條的 /教条的
(jiàotiáo de)
— of or relating to a doctrine
Dutch:
doctrinair
— of or relating to a doctrine
Dutch:
leerstellig
— of or relating to a doctrine
Esperanto:
doktrina
— of or relating to a doctrine
Finnish:
opillinen
— of or relating to a doctrine
Finnish:
oppi-
— of or relating to a doctrine
French:
doctrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Galician:
doutrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
German:
doktrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Greek:
δογματικός
(dogmatikós)
— of or relating to a doctrine
Ido:
doktrinala
— of or relating to a doctrine
Irish:
foirceadlach
— of or relating to a doctrine
Irish:
foirceadail
— of or relating to a doctrine
Italian:
dottrinale
— of or relating to a doctrine
Latin:
doctrinalis
— of or relating to a doctrine
Polish:
doktrynalny
— of or relating to a doctrine
Portuguese:
doutrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Portuguese:
doutrinário
— of or relating to a doctrine
Romanian:
doctrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Spanish:
doctrinal
— of or relating to a doctrine
Chinese Mandarin:
教義 /教义
(jiàoyì)
— matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines
Finnish:
opillisuus
— matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines
