doctrinal
French, adjective/dɔk.tʁi.nal/
doctrinal is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 61,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doctrinal is a French adjective meaning “doctrinal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui reproduit les maximes, les principes de telle ou telle doctrine”.
What does doctrinal mean in English?
adjective
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doctrinal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui reproduit les maximes, les principes de telle ou telle doctrine. 2. Relatif à une pensée directrice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of doctrinal
- doctrinale feminine
- doctrinaux masculine plural
- doctrinales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doctrinal?
- /dɔk.tʁi.nal/
- \dɔk.tʁi.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to doctrinal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is doctrinal in French?
doctrinal appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).