doctrinaire
noun
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
doctrinarian
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a word derived from
doctrinaire.
Example Sentences
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We could say to the author that there is too much ado about nothing, and finish with him as one finishes with a doctrinarian and count only his talent.
From So Runs the World by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
At the first glance of the eye one can see that he is a doctrinarian shut up in himself, who does not embrace large horizons—sees everything at a certain angle, narrow-mindedly yet seeing distinctly.
From So Runs the World by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The mistake or the misfortune of the doctrinarian party was to create aged youth.
From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
