doctrinaire
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9.5
- adjective
- /ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛr/
- Formal
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doctrinario
- Rather, these authors were praised for their doctrinaire conservatism in political, theological, and moral matters.
- more doctrinaire
So, you know, there, there's anarchism in the sense of like a doctrinaire political philosophy.
- So, you know, there, there's anarchism in the sense of like a doctrinaire political philosophy.
- And I didn't always agree with it in terms of this very doctrinaire thing he has with reverb or lack of.
Examples
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Cult-house leaders tend to make doctrinaire pronouncements, especially in response to questions about doctrine.
Academic text (2003) -
Manicheans refused to participate in political and social life with non-Manicheans and advocated a doctrinaire pacifism.
Academic text (1990) -
'Cause my parents were very, very doctrinaire in terms of their certainty.
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In that case, we do not confront the world in a doctrinaire way with a new principle.
Academic text (2017) -
Many Americans, not necessarily doctrinaire conservatives, do have expectations that history will teach great people and great moments.
Academic text (1995) -
And the administration maintained a doctrinaire refusal to use any U.S. troops as peacekeepers.
Academic text (2002) -
Because order takes precedence over justice, prudence is required rather than a doctrinaire approach to politics.
Academic text (1998) -
Nehru's mixed doctrinaire economic policy (socialism) has not raised living standards for most Indians.
Academic text (2002) -
In this context, Weber is characterized by a stubborn insistence on being unidentifiable as either a doctrinaire naturalist or a thoroughgoing humanist.
Academic text (2016) -
The speaker's doctrinaire views made it difficult for the audience to engage in a productive discussion.
Synonyms
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7.6
Relating to strict belief in basic religion, politics, or ideas
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5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
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7.9
State opinions as certainly correct and ignore other views
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8.9
Strict belief that basic religious or political rules must be followed exactly
Holding an opinion as certainly true even without proof
Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
Antonyms
How Dogmatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word doctrinaire comes from doctrine ('a set of ideas') and from an old Latin word docere ('to teach'), the same root as doctor. So when someone or a plan is called doctrinaire, it means it follows ideas too strictly and does not adapt to what works in real life.