doctrinaire — [ dɔktrinɛr ] n. et adj. • déb. XIXe; « doctrinal » XIVe; de doctrine 1 ♦ Hist. Sous la Restauration, Homme politique dont les idées semi libérales et semi conservatrices étaient subordonnées à un ensemble de doctrines. Guizot, Royer Collard… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Doctrinaire — Doc tri*naire , n. [F. See {Doctrine}.] One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doctrinaire — (n.) 1820, from Fr. doctrinaire impractical person, originally adherent of doctrines (14c.), from L. doctrina (see DOCTRINE (Cf. doctrine)). At first used in the context of French politics, contemptuously applied by rival factions to those who… … Etymology dictionary
doctrinaire — index bigot, dogmatic, theoretical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
doctrinaire — dogmatic, magisterial, oracular, *dictatorial, authoritarian … New Dictionary of Synonyms
doctrinaire — [adj] dogmatic, opinionated authoritarian, authoritative, biased, bigoted, bullheaded*, dictative, dictatorial, dogged, fanatical, impractical, inflexible, insistent, magisterial, mulish, obstinate, one sided, pertinacious, pigheaded*, rigid,… … New thesaurus
doctrinaire — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ seeking to impose a doctrine without compromise. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
doctrinaire — [däk΄tri ner′] n. [Fr < doctrine, DOCTRINE] a person who dogmatically seeks to apply theories regardless of the practical problems involved adj. stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory SYN. DICTATORIAL doctrinairism n … English World dictionary
doctrinaire — (do ktri nê r ) s. m. 1° Prêtre ou clerc séculier de la doctrine chrétienne. • Le mot de religionnaire n est pas français ; il vient du même pays que celui de doctrinaire ; et ce fut sans doute un prédicateur gascon qui le débita le premier… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
doctrinaire — [[t]dɒ̱ktrɪne͟ə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is doctrinaire or has a doctrinaire attitude, you disapprove of them because they have fixed principles which they try to force on other people. [FORMAL] He is firm but not… … English dictionary
