— doctrinairism , n.
/dok"treuh nair"/ , n.
1. a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
adj.
2. dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher.
3. merely theoretical; impractical.
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire.
[ 1810-20; ]
Syn. 2. authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding.
Ant. 2. reasonable, flexible.