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doctrinaire

(dɒktrɪneəʳ)

adjective

If you say that someone is doctrinaire or has a doctrinaire attitude, you disapprove of them because they have fixed principles which they try to force on other people.

[formal, disapproval]

He is firm but not doctrinaire.

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doctrinaire in British English

(ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə)

adjective

stubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc

theoretical; impractical

noun

a person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties

Derived forms

doctrinairism (ˌdoctriˈnairism) or doctrinarism (ˌdoctriˈnarism)

noun

doctrinarian (ˌdoctriˈnarian)

noun

doctrinaire in American English

(ˌdɑktrɪˈnɛr)

noun

a person who dogmatically seeks to apply theories regardless of the practical problems involved

adjective

stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory

SIMILAR WORDS: ˌdictaˈtorial

Derived forms

doctrinairism (ˌdoctriˈnairˌism)

noun

Word origin

Fr < doctrine, doctrine

Synonyms of 'doctrinaire'

dogmatic, rigid, fanatical, inflexible

impractical, theoretical, speculative, ideological

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1 (adjective) in the sense of dogmatic

Definition

stubbornly insistent on the application of a theory without regard to practicality

forty-five years of doctrinaire Stalinism

Synonyms

dogmatic

His dogmatic style deflects opposition.

rigid

rigid plastic containers

fanatical

inflexible

He was a man of unchanging habits and an inflexible routine.

2 (adjective) in the sense of impractical

It is a doctrinaire scheme.

Synonyms

impractical

With regularly scheduled airlines, sea travel became impractical.

theoretical

theoretical physics

speculative

He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.

ideological

unrealistic

their unrealistic expectations of parenthood

hypothetical

a purely hypothetical question

unpragmatic

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in the sense of hypothetical

Definition

based on assumption rather than fact or reality

a purely hypothetical question

Synonyms

theoretical,

supposed,

academic,

assumed,

imaginary,

speculative,

putative (formal),

conjectural

in the sense of inflexible

Definition

(of a rule etc.) firmly fixed

He was a man of unchanging habits and an inflexible routine.

Synonyms

fixed,

set,

established,

rooted,

rigid,

immovable,

unadaptable

in the sense of rigid

Definition

physically unyielding or stiff

rigid plastic containers

Synonyms

stiff,

inflexible,

hard,

firm,

taut,

unbending,

inelastic

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doctrinaire

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doctrinaire

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单词	doctrinaire
释义	Trends of doctrinaire View usage for: doctrinaire (dɒktrɪneəʳ) adjective If you say that someone is doctrinaire or has a doctrinaire attitude, you disapprove of them because they have fixed principles which they try to force on other people. [formal, disapproval] He is firm but not doctrinaire. More Synonyms of doctrinaire doctrinaire in British English (ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə) adjective 1. stubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc 2. theoretical; impractical noun 3. a person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties Derived forms doctrinairism (ˌdoctriˈnairism) or doctrinarism (ˌdoctriˈnarism) noun doctrinarian (ˌdoctriˈnarian) noun doctrinaire in American English (ˌdɑktrɪˈnɛr) noun 1. a person who dogmatically seeks to apply theories regardless of the practical problems involved adjective 2. stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory SIMILAR WORDS: ˌdictaˈtorial Derived forms doctrinairism (ˌdoctriˈnairˌism) noun Word origin Fr < doctrine, doctrine Synonyms of 'doctrinaire' dogmatic, rigid, fanatical, inflexible impractical, theoretical, speculative, ideological More Synonyms of doctrinaire 1 (adjective) in the sense of dogmatic Definition stubbornly insistent on the application of a theory without regard to practicality forty-five years of doctrinaire Stalinism Synonyms dogmatic His dogmatic style deflects opposition. rigid rigid plastic containers fanatical inflexible He was a man of unchanging habits and an inflexible routine. 2 (adjective) in the sense of impractical It is a doctrinaire scheme. Synonyms impractical With regularly scheduled airlines, sea travel became impractical. theoretical theoretical physics speculative He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe. ideological unrealistic their unrealistic expectations of parenthood hypothetical a purely hypothetical question unpragmatic Additional synonyms in the sense of hypothetical Definition based on assumption rather than fact or reality a purely hypothetical question Synonyms theoretical, supposed, academic, assumed, imaginary, speculative, putative (formal), conjectural in the sense of inflexible Definition (of a rule etc.) firmly fixed He was a man of unchanging habits and an inflexible routine. Synonyms fixed, set, established, rooted, rigid, immovable, unadaptable in the sense of rigid Definition physically unyielding or stiff rigid plastic containers Synonyms stiff, inflexible, hard, firm, taut, unbending, inelastic Nearby words of doctrinaire dock docket doctor doctrinaire doctrine document documentary Synonyms of 'doctrinaire' doctrinaire Explore 'doctrinaire' in the dictionary
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