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[ adjective ] stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Emerson - Platonist , idealist , doctrinaire - sounded a high Transcendental note in his `` Boston_Hymn '' , delivered in 1863 in the Boston Music_Hall amidst thundering applause : `` Pay ransom to the owner and fill the bag to the brim . (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)This is important to understanding the position that doctrinaire liberals found themselves in after World_War_2 , and our great democratic victory that brought no peace . Related terms |
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