doctrinal
adjective
doc·trin·al
ˈdäk-trə-nᵊl 
especially British
däk-ˈtrī-
: of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
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Western officials reiterated public statements that doctrinal changes by Moscow increased the need for vigilance.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
In another suit in 2018, an instructor claimed that she was fired after challenging the school’s doctrinal stance that women should not serve in ministerial roles.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
In another suit in 2018, an instructor claimed that she was fired after challenging the school’s doctrinal stance that women should not serve in ministerial roles.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for doctrinal
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctrinal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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