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doctrinaire

The correct spelling is doctrinaire.

How to pronounce doctrinaire

noun

Say it like: Doc-tri-nay-re

The correct spelling is doctrinaire. A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
  2. 2.In France, in 1815-30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.

adjective

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

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