doctrinaire

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɑktrəˈnɛr/ UK /ˌdɒktrɪˈneə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
rigidly adhering to a theory or doctrine regardless of practicality

His doctrinaire economics ignored the realities people faced daily.

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Synonyms

1 adj · rigidly adhering to a... dogmatic rigid inflexibledogmatistideologueuncompromising pedantic

Opposites

pragmatic flexibleundogmaticopen-minded

Word family

Derived forms doctrinairism

Related forms doctrine doctrinal doctor

Etymology

From French doctrinaire ('theorist, dogmatist'), originally applied to a French political group, from doctrine, from Latin doctrina ('teaching'), from docere ('to teach').

doctrinaire French doctrina Latin docere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# doctrinaire

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɑktrəˈnɛr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɒktrɪˈneə/

## Meanings
1. rigidly adhering to a theory or doctrine regardless of practicality

## Examples
- His doctrinaire economics ignored the realities people faced daily.

## Synonyms
- dogmatic
- rigid
- inflexible
- dogmatist
- ideologue
- uncompromising
- pedantic

## Antonyms
- pragmatic
- flexible
- undogmatic
- open-minded

## Derived Forms
- doctrinairism

## Related Forms
- doctrine
- doctrinal
- doctor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: doctrinaire
- Root: doctrina
- Root: docere

## Etymology
From French doctrinaire ('theorist, dogmatist'), originally applied to a French political group, from doctrine, from Latin doctrina ('teaching'), from docere ('to teach').

## AI Etymology
Doctrinaire comes from French doctrinaire ('theorist, dogmatist'), originally applied to a French political group, from doctrine, from Latin doctrina ('teaching'), from docere ('to teach'). The etymological trail includes French doctrinaire, Latin doctrina, and Latin docere. As an adjective, doctrinaire describes what is rigidly adhering to a theory or doctrine regardless of practicality. The same family is visible in derived forms such as doctrinairism and related forms such as doctrine, doctrinal, and doctor.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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