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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.
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Doctrinaire
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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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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
EXPANDmaking allowance for practical considerations (1831). As an adjective, from 1834.
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