# doctrinaire

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #94,784

## Definitions
1. A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
2. In France, in 1815–30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French doctrinaire, from doctrine + -aire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doctrinaire