Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a doctrinal manner; in the form of doctrine; by way of teaching or positive direction; as regards doctrine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a doctrinal manner or form; by way of teaching or positive direction.
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- adverb In a
doctrinal manner; in terms ofdoctrine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb as a matter of doctrine
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I decided with you, Adam, to give you a Woe-man would lead to what I call doctrinally 'original sin'--F-ing, in 'out there' terms, because it leads to dirty conception.
Russia Will Attack Israel Soon The Daily Growler 2006
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I think you’re right that Obama’s empathy is more than just what you describe as doctrinally relevant empathy.
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The British chief of the General Staff, Sir Mike Jackson, delicately hinted at "military friction" last month when he testified to a parliamentary committee about "doctrinally" different approaches "to postconflict operations."
The Decent Thing 2008
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Kitcher writes, and I am quoting because I really do want to get his position right, "If asked to defend his belief in particular claims about the transcendent, the doctrinally-entangled person will not appeal primarily to evidence, but rather suggest that it is legitimate to form such beliefs because of the positive role they play in the promotion of the most important values."
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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Finally, there is the doctrinally-indefinite category, somewhere between the mythically self-conscious and the doctrinally-entangled.
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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Finally, there is the doctrinally-indefinite category, somewhere between the mythically self-conscious and the doctrinally-entangled.
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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Obviously, it is the doctrinally-entangled group that is of most interest.
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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And yet, although many of the ACoC bishops are feverishly rearranging Anglican trappings in things like Fresh Expressions, doctrinally they are continuing to plod resolutely down the same road of theological liberalism, and that is – insane.
The Disintegration of the Diocese of BC « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Obviously, it is the doctrinally-entangled group that is of most interest.
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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Kitcher writes, and I am quoting because I really do want to get his position right, "If asked to defend his belief in particular claims about the transcendent, the doctrinally-entangled person will not appeal primarily to evidence, but rather suggest that it is legitimate to form such beliefs because of the positive role they play in the promotion of the most important values."
Michael Ruse: Religion As Morality: Is This the Way Forward in the Science-Religion Debate? Michael Ruse 2010
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