doctrinaire
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher.
merely theoretical; impractical.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire.
Origin of doctrinaire
1Other words for doctrinaire
Opposites for doctrinaire
Other words from doctrinaire
- doc·tri·nair·ism, noun
- non·doc·tri·naire, adjective
- o·ver·doc·tri·naire, adjective
- un·doc·tri·naire, adjective
Words that may be confused with doctrinaire
- doctrinal, doctrinaire
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British Dictionary definitions for doctrinaire
/ (ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə) /
stubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc
theoretical; impractical
a person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties
Derived forms of doctrinaire
- doctrinairism or doctrinarism, noun
- doctrinarian, noun
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