doctrinaire
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛr/
- Formal
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doctrinario
- She was often labeled a doctrinaire because she would not entertain any views that conflicted with her own.
Examples
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But in opposing the doctrinaires of his own day, I think he had better wit than to turn doctrinaire himself.
Academic text (1991) -
In this regard, the comment of those who conducted the Commonwealth Center Invitational Team Case Competition in Virginia (McNergney et al. 1994) appears relevant: "We suspect that on too many occasions, conventional teacher educators risk taking the child out of the teacher and the fun out of the job by making cooperation doctrinaire and competition covert."
Academic text (2008) -
She's most certainly no doctrinaire, and at the very least, most of her writing is thought-provoking.
Blog text (30) -
Well, Hegel wasn't that that sort of doctrinaire dummy.
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No, uncritical support or opposition is the domain of the doctrinaire and the "True Believer."
Blog text (2) -
As a result, the book is the furthest thing from doctrinaire: Manent shows an admirable willingness to learn from all the parties.
Academic text (2002) -
This doctrinaire exalted the impending descent of the Scythians on Europe, trampling down an iniquitous civilization and raising a new freedom over the ruins.
Academic text (1991) -
One of the most doctrinaire of the wets, one who in whispered conversations in the halls had urged on the future dean's most ardent opponents, this fellow marked his ballot "yes" and showed it to the once and future dean's mean-spirited campaign manager.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many criticized him as a doctrinaire for refusing to adapt his policies to the changing circumstances.
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The panel warned against becoming a doctrinaire, insisting that flexibility is crucial in policymaking.
Synonyms
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9.0
A person who strongly supports certain ideas and ignores practical facts
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6.8
A person who stays loyal to a belief, group, or team and refuses to change
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8.4
A person who strongly holds their own beliefs and does not listen to other views
A person who keeps asking for something or firmly holds an opinion
A person who keeps trying despite problems or opposition
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 a doctrinaire is a person who sticks to their taught ideas too strictly and refuses to change even when it would be sensible.