Definition of doctrinaire
English to English noun - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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; as, doctrinaire notions.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
source: WordNet 3.0
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