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doctrinaire adjective [ ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛː ]

• seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations.
• "the administration's doctrinaire economic policy"
Similar: dogmatic, rigid, inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding, holding fixed views, adamant, insistent, pontifical, authoritarian, domineering, opinionated, intolerant, biased, prejudiced, fanatical, zealous, extreme, swivel-eyed,
Opposite: liberal, flexible,

doctrinaire noun

• a doctrinaire person.
Origin: early 19th century: from French, from doctrine (see doctrine).


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