- 1relating to a doctrine or doctrines the doctrinal position of the English Church
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- 2(disapproving) a rigidly doctrinal approach
NAmE//ˈdɑktrənəli//
adverbSee doctrinal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: doctrinal