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doctrinally

doctrinally

1 8.4
In a way that follows religious or philosophical teachings
  • adverb
  • /ˈdɒktrɪnəli/
  • Formal
: doctrinalmente
  • The seminar focused on how various groups interpret scripture doctrinally.

So doctrinally, you know, that case went nowhere.

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Examples

  • First, the section on marriage and family doctrinally defines as equal both the unitive and procreative ends of sexuality in marriage, without prioritizing one over the other.

    Academic text (2015)

  • My point is that a religious who wears the habit is not necessarily doctrinally sound or oriented to Latin liturgy.

    Blog text (21)

  • So doctrinally, you know, that case went nowhere.

    Harvard University

  • So the biggest mistake I made was thinking that doctrinally there was a tactic that needed to be implemented.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Lindbeck has given some criteria for judging what is doctrinally reasonable.

    Academic text (1991)

  • It's as if he's saying, "Hey all you doctrinally sound complementarians."

    Blog text (4)

  • Psychologically and doctrinally, American evangelicals generally have a less bleak outlook.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Doctrinally, they were denounced as sources of market distortions that retard economic growth.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A First Amendment that is likewise protective of knowledge-producing activities is most appropriate theoretically, historically, and doctrinally.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Waylaid by political and economic realities, implementation also tended to be incomplete and doctrinally impure.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

ideologically
vsdoctrinally
31 7.2

In a way based on a set of ideas or beliefs

focuses on formal teachings in religion and philosophy rather than political ideas
religiously
vsdoctrinally
22 3.9

In a way that follows a belief in a god or gods

is more technical and applies to formal doctrines across belief systems
theologically
vsdoctrinally
8 7.5

In a way that focuses on God and religious beliefs

is broader and covers formal teachings across religion and philosophy

Antonyms

flexibly
3 3.7

In a way that changes or adapts easily to different situations

How Doctrinal

dogmatically
2 7.8
doctrinally
  • Formal
1 8.4
theoretically
112 6.0
practically
25 2.5

Surface Forms

doctrinally positive

Morphology

doctrinally = doctrinal (transparent) = doctrine + al + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'doctrinal', preserving the adjective's meaning.

Etymology

The word doctrinally comes from the Latin root docere, which means 'to teach', and from doctrine, which means 'teaching' or a set of beliefs. So, to act doctrinally is to act 'based on' those official teachings or beliefs.