Doc"tri*nal (d&obreve;k"tr&ibreve;*nal), a. [LL. doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F. doctrinal. See Doctrine.] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. "Doctrinal clauses." Macaulay.

2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.

The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.

Doc"tri*nal, n. A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.