noun
doctrinaire
Doctrinaire (noun) means someone who clings rigidly to a belief or set of ideas, ignoring whether it is practical.
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1
Someone who clings rigidly to a belief or set of ideas, ignoring whether it is practical.
"Or, shall we play the doctrinaire, and hint that at thirty-four the tides of life are calmer and cognizant of many sources instead of but one—as at four-and-twenty?"
— O. Henry pseudonym; William Sydney Porter, The Renaissance at Charleroi (1909)
"And he is not above feeling grave and well-contained satisfaction wherever the socialist doctrinaire has been contradicted by men attempting to practise coöperation in the midst of the competitive system, as in Belgium."
— Jack London, A Review (1905)
2
(historical) A French political group of 1815 to 1830 that wanted a constitution based on Britain's.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine and -aire.
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What is the meaning of doctrinaire?
"doctrinaire" (noun) means someone who clings rigidly to a belief or set of ideas, ignoring whether it is practical.
What is another word for doctrinaire?
Other words for "doctrinaire" include dogmatist.
What are the different meanings of doctrinaire?
"doctrinaire" has 2 main meanings: 1. Someone who clings rigidly to a belief or set of ideas, ignoring whether it is practical; 2. (historical) A French political group of 1815 to 1830 that wanted a constitution based on Britain's.
