Doctrinal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  doctrinal \doc"tri*nal\ (d[o^]k"tr[i^]*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.
        "Doctrinal clauses." --Macaulay.


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     2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
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              The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the
              nature of a doctrinal instrument.     -- Hooker.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doctrinal \Doc"tri*nal\, n.
     A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. --T.
     Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  doctrinal
       adj : relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine;
             "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"