doctrinaire

doctrinaire is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions

   Synonyms: dogmatist

3. adjective. stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability

Synonyms

dogmatist

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