doctrinaire

(däk′tri ner′)

noun

a person who dogmatically seeks to apply theories regardless of the practical problems involved

Origin: Fr < doctrine, doctrine

adjective

stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory

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See doctrinaire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory. See Synonyms at dictatorial.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from doctrine, doctrine

Origin: , from Old French; see doctrine

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