doutrinárias

Doutrinárias is the feminine plural form of the adjective doutrinário and refers to things related to doctrine or to doctrinal systems. The term is used mainly in contexts where multiple doctrines, principles, or schools are discussed, and it typically appears in feminine noun phrases such as linhas doutrinárias or correntes doutrinárias.

In religious contexts, doutrinárias designate confessional statements, creeds, catechisms, and other doctrinal writings that define what a church or denomination teaches. In law and political theory, the expression is used to describe doctrinal positions or schools of thought that guide interpretation, policy, or argument, for example linhas doutrinárias da jurisprudência or linhas doutrinárias de uma doutrina econômica.

As a linguistic form, doutrinárias functions as an adjective; the noun it modifies will determine its final sense. It is common to pair the adjective with a feminine noun (such as linha, corrente, ou escola) to denote distinct doctrinal currents within a broader tradition. The singular forms are doutrinário (m) and doutrinária (f); the plural is doutrinários (m) and doutrinárias (f).