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doctrinaire

/ˌdɒk.tɹɪˈnɛə̯/ UK
/ˌdɑk.tɹɪˈnɛɹ/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˌdɔk.tɹɪ.neː/ Australia
/ˌdɒk.tɹəˈneə̯/ New Zealand
[ˌdɔ̟k.tɹəˈneə̯] New Zealand
/ˌdɒk.tɹəˈniə̯/ New Zealand
[ˌdɔ̟k.tɹəˈniə̯] New Zealand

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Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.

noun doctrinaires

A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility. And he is not above feeling grave and well-contained satisfaction wherever the socialist doctrinaire has been contradicted by men attempting to practise coöperation in the midst of the competitive system, as in Belgium.
historical In France, in 1815–30, a faction that advocated a constitution modeled on that of Britain.

adjective more doctrinaire · most doctrinaire

Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality. Mr. Chapman began to talk in a loud voice about the situation in the House of Commons. He guffawed at his adversaries. The word doctrinaire—word full of terror to the British mind—reappeared from time to time between his explosions.

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noun person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion

Deutsch	Prinzipienreiter, Doktrinär

adj stubbornly holding on to an idea

Français	doctrinaire
Deutsch	prinzipienreiterisch, doktrinär

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@misc{doctrinaire_2026,
  title = {doctrinaire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doctrinaire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}