Antonyms for doctrinal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dok-truh-nl; British also dok-trahyn-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒk trə nl; British also dɒkˈtraɪn l

Definition of doctrinal

Origin : "pertaining to doctrines," 1560s, from Late Latin doctrinalis, from doctrina (see doctrine). Attested from mid-15c. as the title of a text book (from Middle French doctrinal).

As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
As in religious : adj concerning belief in divinity
As in theological : adj religious, concerning a god-centered philosophy
As in traditional : adj usual, established
As in homiletic : adj persuasive
As in conventional : adj unoriginal
As in dogmatic : adj based on absolute truth

Example sentences :

With them, however, the difference is not mainly a doctrinal one.
Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller

But the doctrinal views of the Puritans were derived from Calvin.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

I instanced it afterwards in my Essay on Doctrinal Development.
Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman

One more illustration of Smith's doctrinal views will suffice.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn

This balance between the doctrinal and the moral is difficult to maintain.
Extract from : « The Preacher and His Models » by James Stalker

This doctrinal simplification was accompanied by a most rigid code of morals.
Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard

The effect of a doctrinal theology is the effect of Infallibility.
Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

His Methodist doctrinal closet has more than one skeleton like this in it.
Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris

Lawrence was very far from guessing that his teaching had become "doctrinal."
Extract from : « Wikkey » by YAM

It has been called the least doctrinal of the Pauline Epistles.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Synonyms for doctrinal

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