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单词 doctrinaire
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doctrinaire

[ dok-truh-nair ]
/ ˈdɒk trəˈnɛər /
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noun

a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.

adjective

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

From French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at doctrine, -aire

SYNONYMS FOR doctrinaire

2 authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding.
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ANTONYMS FOR doctrinaire

2 reasonable, flexible.
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OTHER WORDS FROM doctrinaire

doc·tri·nair·ism, nounnon·doc·tri·naire, adjectiveo·ver·doc·tri·naire, adjectiveun·doc·tri·naire, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH doctrinaire

doctrinal, doctrinaire

Words nearby doctrinaire

Doctor of the Church, Doctorow, Doctor's Commons, doctor's degree, doctorspeak, doctrinaire, doctrinal, doctrine, doctrine of descent, docudrama, document
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British Dictionary definitions for doctrinaire

doctrinaire
/ (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 of doctrinaire

doctrinairism or doctrinarism, noundoctrinarian, noun
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