DOCTRINAL, adjective [See Doctrine.] 1. Pertaining to doctrine; containing a doctrine or something taught; as a doctrinal observation; a doctrinal proposition. 2. Pertaining to the act or means of teaching. The word of God serveth no otherwise, than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument. DOCTRINAL, noun Something that is a part of doctrine.
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