Doctrinaire

What do we mean by doctrinaire?

Relating to, adhering to, or insisting upon a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations or problems. adjective

A doctrinaire person. noun

One who theorizes without a sufficient regard to practical considerations; a political theorist; an ideologist; one who undertakes to explain things by one narrow theory or group of theories, leaving out of view all other forces at work. noun

In French history, during the period of the Restoration (1815-30) and later, one of a class of politicians and political philosophers who desired a constitution constructed on historical principles, especially after the analogy of the British constitution. noun

Characteristic of a doctrinaire or unpractical theorist; merely theoretical; insisting upon the exclusive importance of a one-sided theory.

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 adjectively. noun

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

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

Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability adjective

A stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions noun

A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

In France, in 1815-30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.

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