doctrinal position

collocation in English

meaningsofdoctrinalandposition

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doctrinal
adjective
uk
/dɒkˈtraɪ.nəl/us
/ˈdɑːk.trɪ.nəl/
relating ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofdoctrinalandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdoctrinal position

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He has the basicdoctrinalpositionthat all problems in industry should be solved by competition.
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I am sorry that thedoctrinalpositionis being taken in the new clause.
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I shall refer to ourdoctrinalposition, if it is adoctrinalposition, in a moment.
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The tenants' view was not based on a dogmatic ordoctrinalposition.
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My noble friend has stated thedoctrinalpositionon this clause very well.
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They say—if it means anything—that any funds given to a religious body which has afterwards changed itsdoctrinalpositiondo not properly belong to that body.
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The 28 fundamental beliefs constitute the church's officialdoctrinalposition.
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It appears from the wording that this was a practical measure in 1650, not adoctrinalposition.
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To emphasize his opponents' venality and thus question the motives for theirdoctrinalposition, he used sarcasm, irony, significatio, and praemunitio.
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The work was an "apologia" or defense of his faith and a statement of thedoctrinalpositionof the reformers.
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We may start by critiquing declarations of fact that are in reality doctrinal positions.
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Bishops and priests possess the authority to explain and teach thedoctrinalpositionof the church in matters of faith, morals and discipline.
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It did not attempt to finalize doctrinal positions nor take stands on debatable points, but to assist readers in making their own conclusions.
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