doctrinal /(dŏk"trĭ*nal)/

doc·tri·nal

doctrinal

a.
  1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation.
  2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.
    The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument.

Doctrinal

n.
  1. A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines.