"doctrinaire" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more doctrinaire [comparative], most doctrinaire [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|doctrinaire}} French doctrinaire, {{m|fr|doctrine}} doctrine, {{suffix|fr||aire|nocat=1}} + -aire Head templates: {{en-adj}} doctrinaire (comparative more doctrinaire, superlative most doctrinaire)
  1. Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality. Related terms: docent, docile, doctor, doctorate, doctrinal, doctrine, document, indoctrinate Translations (stubbornly holding on to an idea): doktrinářský (Czech), doktrinäärinen (Finnish), prinzipienreiterisch (German), doktrinär (German), doktriner (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-doctrinaire-en-adj-Z1Tlegf8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 38 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 41 8

Noun

Forms: doctrinaires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|doctrinaire}} French doctrinaire, {{m|fr|doctrine}} doctrine, {{suffix|fr||aire|nocat=1}} + -aire Head templates: {{en-noun}} doctrinaire (plural doctrinaires)
  1. A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility. Translations (person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion): doktrinář [masculine] (Czech), doktrinääri (Finnish), Prinzipienreiter [masculine] (German), Doktrinär [masculine] (German), doktriner (Hungarian), doktryner [masculine] (Polish), doktrynerka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-doctrinaire-en-noun-RDQ60zrh Disambiguation of 'person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion': 89 11
  2. (historical) In France, in 1815–30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-doctrinaire-en-noun-7TXLqp1I Disambiguation of People: 23 21 56

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