doctrinal
/ˈdɒktɹənəl/DAHK-truh-nuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈdɑktɹənəl/DAHK-truh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to doctrine
Common meaning: to do with teachings or beliefs
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- doctto teachLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 605 (approximate) · scan
- rinnoun ending (from Latin -rina): body of
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latindoceō, docuī, doctum‘to teach’
- Frenchdoctrine
- Englishdoctrine‘a set of teachings’
- Englishformed in English from doctrinedoctrinal‘to do with teachings or beliefs’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from doctrine + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DOCTRINE, p.175 · scan
Roots
- doceō, docuī, doctum Latin “to teach”
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