doctrinaire
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trəˈnɛər noun
1.
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
adjective
2.
dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher.
3.
merely theoretical; impractical.
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire.
Related forms
doc·tri·nair·ism, noun
non·doc·tri·naire, adjective
o·ver·doc·tri·naire, adjective
un·doc·tri·naire, adjective
Synonyms
2. authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding.
2. authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding.
Antonyms
2. reasonable, flexible.
2. reasonable, flexible.
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| 1. | stubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc |
| 2. | theoretical; impractical |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties |
| doctri'nairism | |
| —n | |
| doctri'narism | |
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| doctri'narian | |
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Word Origin & History
doctrinaire
1820, from Fr. doctrinaire (14c.), from L. doctrina (see doctrine). At first used in the context of Fr. politics, contemptuously applied by rival factions to those who tried to reconcile liberty with royal authority after 1815. Hence, anyone who applies doctrine without
making allowance for practical considerations (1831). As an adjective, from 1834.
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Example sentences
He was never doctrinaire and always open minded in his approach to cases.
But one doesn't have to accept the legend of their omnipotence to believe their doctrinaire intransigence distorts the debate.
Which shows that, when it comes to art and the doctrinaire temperament, the ends meet.
Today's economists tend to be open-minded about content, but doctrinaire about form.
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