What is the Latin word for doctrinal?

The usual Latin words for “doctrinal” are trādō, praeceptum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“doctrinal” in Latin

trādōto hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide; to leave behind, bequeath; to give up or praeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, command

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

doctrinal

e.g., doctrinal verse or poem, *carmen in quo praecepta traduntur: *carmen didacticum (technical term): doctrinal subject, res, in qua praecipitur, traditur: doctrinal means, docendi ratio; e.g., as displayed by Socrates, disserendi ratio a Socrate profecta: doctrinal proposition, praeceptum: doctrinal points, or articles, *capita doctrinae sacrae.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for doctrinal?: The usual Latin words for “doctrinal” are trādō, praeceptum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.