Home › Words › D › doctrinalistdoctrinalistdoctrinalist means A person who adheres to a doctrine.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, doctrinalist ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom doctrinal + -ist.nounA person who adheres to a doctrine.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.doctrinarian 83% match — A doctrinaire. vs doctrinalist →doctrinary 77% match — Of, relating to, or following a doctrine. vs doctrinalist →doctrinalism 76% match — The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose. vs doctrinalist →doctrinal 75% match — Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine. vs doctrinalist →doctrinarianism 73% match — The principles or practices of doctrinaires. vs doctrinalist →doctrinism 73% match — doctrinal rigidity; using a doctrine without any criticism. vs doctrinalist →doctrinality 72% match — The quality of being doctrinal. vs doctrinalist →doctrinally 71% match — In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine. vs doctrinalist →