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doctrinaire

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydoc·tri·naire
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 \ˌdäk-trə-ˈner\ noun ETYMOLOGY  French, from doctrine DATE  1831: one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties
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adjective DATE  1834: of, relating to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire : dogmaticSynonyms: see dictatorial• doc·tri·nair·ism  \-ˈner-ˌi-zəm\ nounEnglish Etymologydoctrinaire  doctrinaire (n.) 1820, from Fr. doctrinaire (14c.), from L.doctrina (see doctrine). At first used in the context of Fr. politics, contemptuously applied by rival factions to those who tried to reconcile liberty with royal authority after 1815. Hence, anyone who applies doctrine without making allowance for practical considerations (1831). As an adjective, from 1834.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7doctrinairedoc·trin·aire / 7dCktri5neE(r); NAmE 7dB:ktrE5ner / adjective   (disapproving)strictly following a theory in all circumstances, even if there are practical problems or disagreement   空谈理论的；脱离实际的；教条主义的:   a doctrinaire communist    一位教条主义的共产主义者     doctrinaire attitudes / beliefs / policies    教条主义的态度/信条/政策 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddoc·tri·naireI. \|däktrə̇|na(a)](ə)r, -ne], ]ə\ noun(-s)Etymology: French, from doctrine doctrine, teaching + -aire -ary (from Latin -arius)1. : a member of a French political party that persisted from about 1815 to 1830, advocated a constitutional monarchy, and was opposed both to the ultraroyalists and to the revolutionists2. : one who attempts to put into effect some especially political doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficultiesII. adjective: relating to or characteristic of a doctrinaire : stubbornly devoted to some particular doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations : dogmatic < an atonal composition in the doctrinaire sense — Winthrop Sargeant >

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