doctrinaire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.
Noun
doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)
- A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
- (historical) In France, in 1815-30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.
Translations
person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion
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Adjective
doctrinaire (comparative more doctrinaire, superlative most doctrinaire)
- Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.
Translations
stubbornly holding on to an idea
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Further reading
- "doctrinaire" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 108.
French
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Noun
doctrinaire m or f (plural doctrinaires)
Adjective
doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)
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