All doctrinal synonyms

adj doctrinal

• prosaic — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
• puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
• routine — subroutine
• rube — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
• run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
• sober — not intoxicated or drunk.
• solemn — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
• square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
• stereotyped — reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
• straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
• strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
• stuffy — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
• uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
• drippy — dripping or tending to drip: a drippy faucet.
• hidebound — narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
• isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
• a priori — An a priori argument, reason, or probability is based on an assumed principle or fact, rather than on actual observed facts.
• authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
• authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
• axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
• canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
• deducible — to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer: From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done it.
• derivable — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
• doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
• formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
• imperative — imperative language
• inevitable — unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
• oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
• orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
• peremptory — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
• positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
• prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
• systematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
• theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
• unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
• unerring — not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home.
• unqualified — not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
• as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
• deductive — Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known.
• acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
• approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
• by the numbers — in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
• conformist — Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original.
• conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
• correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
• customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
• devout — A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
• die-hard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
• legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
• official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.