Doctrinally

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine.

    "He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion."

Adverb
  1. 1
    as a matter of doctrine wordnet

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"He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion."

Etymology

From doctrinal + -ly.

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