doctrinal
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Antiqua et Nova, a doctrinal note of the Catholic Church published in January of 2025, uses the term “human person.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The connection between that earlier theory and the present case is structural rather than doctrinal.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
The Court of Chancery’s decision against Tesla External link in 2024 demonstrated this doctrinal drift.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
A churchman of exceptional rhetorical skill, Augustine was naturally drawn into doctrinal and intellectual controversies, in which he showed a fearsome determination that his views should win out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Superstition was a widely available nostrum for people powerless against the miseries of famine, pestilence and deadly doctrinal conflict.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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