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doctrinaire
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doc·tri·naire  (dktr-nâr)
n.
A person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality.
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
[French, from doctrine, doctrine, from Old French; see doctrine.]
doctri·nairism n.
doctri·nari·an n.
doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə]
adj
1. stubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc.
2. theoretical; impractical
n
a person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties
doctrinairism , doctrinarism n
doctrinarian  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.doctrinaire - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
dogmatist
drumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Adj.1.doctrinaire - stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
doctrinaire
adjective
1. dogmatic, rigid, fanatical, inflexible forty-five years of doctrinaire Stalinism
2. impractical, theoretical, speculative, ideological, unrealistic, hypothetical, unpragmatic It is a doctrinaire scheme.
Translations
doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛəʳ]
A. ADJ → doctrinario
B. N → doctrinario/a m/f
doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛər] adj [person] (= dogmatic) → doctrinaire
doctrinaire
adj → doktrinär
doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛəʳ] adj (pej) → dottrinario/a
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