doctrinaire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine +‎ -aire.

Noun

doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)

  1. A person who stubbornly holds to his or her philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

Translations

Adjective

doctrinaire (comparative more doctrinaire, superlative most doctrinaire)

  1. Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.

Translations

Further reading

  • "doctrinaire" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 108.

French

Etymology

doctrine +‎ -aire

Noun

doctrinaire m, f (plural doctrinaires)

  1. doctrinaire

Adjective

doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)

  1. doctrinaire
  2. doctrinal

Derived terms

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