doctrinaire

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.

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[French, from doctrine, doctrine, from Old French; see doctrine.]

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doctri·nairism n.

doctri·nari·an n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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

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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 [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə^r] adj [person] (= dogmatic) → doctrinaire

doctrinaire

adj → doktrinär

doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛəʳ] adj (pej) → dottrinario/a

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doctrinaire [ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛəʳ] adj (pej) → dottrinario/a