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Doctrinaire
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Docˊtri-naire′
,Noun.
[F. See
Doctrine
.] One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively;
as,
. doctrinaire
notions☞ In french history, the Doctrinaires were a constitutionalist party which originated after the restoration of the Bourbons, and represented the interests of liberalism and progress. After the Revolution of July, 1830, when they came into power, they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with the republicans and radicals.
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doctrinaire
doctrinaire
English
Noun
doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)
- A person who stubbornly holds to his or her philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
Adjective
doctrinaire (comparative more doctrinaire, superlative most doctrinaire)
- stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.
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French
Etymology
Noun
doctrinaire m, f (plural doctrinaires)
Adjective
doctrinaire m, f (plural doctrinaires)