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adj
Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
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noun
In France, in 1815–30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.
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adjective satellite
stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dogmatist
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Broader terms: partisan, zealot, drumbeater
History
Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.
Across languages
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