Etymology

doctrinal

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Today it means: Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine. Full definition →

French doctrinal ← Late Latin doctrīnālis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromdoctrīnālis
  2. French · derived fromdoctrinal
  3. English todaydoctrinal

The noun form was from French doctrinal; the adjective form was perhaps from Late Latin doctrīnālis, from doctrīna.

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