as in philosophical
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of doctrinal
In another suit in 2018, an instructor claimed that she was fired after challenging the school’s doctrinal stance that women should not serve in ministerial roles.
—
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Repentant change and forgiveness for misconduct are not merely doctrinal concepts involving words only.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Vermeer’s faith in painting is quiet, not doctrinal but devotional.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for doctrinal
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Repentant change and forgiveness for misconduct are not merely doctrinal concepts involving words only.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Vermeer’s faith in painting is quiet, not doctrinal but devotional.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for doctrinal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
Adjective
-
As Mark describes his strategies, his reflections quickly outleap the specifics of the sport and take on a philosophical dimension.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
-
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Ruben Amorim’s dogmatic approach must change Whatever credit Amorim had in the bank has been rapidly used up and his dogmatic devotion to his preferred 3-4-3 formation is starting to grate on many.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
-
Whether through dogmatic stubbornness or sheer conviction, no manager in the Premier League was more wedded to a single setup than Amorim last season.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence in Asia and Africa, packing their ideological visions in the guise of development, and luring modernizing Asian and African leaders with loans and technical assistance in dam building and hydraulics.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Related Stories His latest is a blunt cinematic instrument — loud, loaded and bursting with carnage and ideological angst.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Emphasizing the project’s conceptual basis, one particularly ephemeral edition, The Biggest Nemyrivskiy Art Center, 2013, was a roughly nineteen-thousand-square-foot rectangle outlined on a snowy field by a plow, disappearing as soon as the snow began to melt.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
-
And the late conceptual artist, Chris Burden, and still-active light and space artist James Turrell have ties to the school as students and instructors.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Our own investments in AI over the last decade have transitioned from theoretical exploration to practical implementation, delivering tangible results for businesses.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
-
To overcome that, some investors are choosing to back companies that use AI to solve immediate and costly business problems for established large clients, rather than chase a theoretical potential.—
Ganesh Rao,Julianna Tatelbaum,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Related Articles For the past 40-plus years in the Philippines, Natori’s mother Angelita Cruz has been very close to the nuncios (who act as pontifical ambassadors), the designer said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share