doctrinaire
doctrinaire · doctrinaires
Prinzipienreiter, Doktrinär
A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibilityA person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
UK/ˌdɒk.tɹɪˈnɛə̯/US/ˌdɑk.tɹɪˈnɛɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesA person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
Prinzipienreiter, Doktrinär
(historical)In France, in 1815–30, a faction that advocated a constitution modeled on that of Britain.
More definitions
- a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion:
Origin
Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.
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Forms
plural: doctrinaires| Singular | doctrinaire |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions:dogmatist