Doctrinaire

n.

1.

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.

Noun	1.	doctrinaire - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions Synonyms: dogmatist
Adj.	1.	doctrinaire - stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability

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