We might…allow considerations of our own survival to take precedence over doctrinaire ideas (Observer).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
un|doc|tri|naire — «uhn DOK truh NAIR», adjective. not doctrinaire; not dogmatic: »The London group showed the same undoctrinaire attitude which allowed free room for experiment without being tied to a particular theory (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
doc·tri·naire — … Useful english dictionary
doc — cla·doc·era; doc; doc·cia; doc·i·bil·i·ty; doc·i·ble; doc·ile; doc·ile·ly; doc·i·mas·tic; doc·i·ma·sy; doc·i·ty; doc·o·glos·sa; doc·o·sane; doc·o·sa·no·ic; doc·quet; doc·tor·al; doc·to·rand; doc·tor·ate; doc·tor·hood; doc·tor·ize; doc·tor·ly;… … English syllables
naire — ces·sio·naire; fonc·tion·naire; le·gion·naire; lu·mi·naire; opin·ion·naire; pen·sion·naire; cui·se·naire; ex·traor·di·naire; doc·tri·naire; ques·tion·naire; con·ces·sion·naire; deb·o·naire; func·tion·naire; … English syllables
doctrinaire — doc·tri·naire … English syllables
doctrinaire — doc•tri•naire [[t]ˈdɒk trəˈnɛər[/t]] n. 1) a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations 2) dogmatic about one s ideas; fanatical 3) merely theoretical; impractical 4) of, pertaining to … From formal English to slang
doctrinaire — doc|tri|naire [ˌdɔktrıˈneə US ˌda:ktrıˈner] adj formal certain that your beliefs or opinions are correct and unwilling to change them ▪ The party followed an increasingly doctrinaire course … Dictionary of contemporary English
doctrinaire — doc|tri|naire [ ,daktrı ner ] adjective FORMAL basing your opinions on very fixed political beliefs, without considering whether they are practical: their doctrinaire opposition to publicly run healthcare a doctrinaire Marxist … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Doctrinaire — Doc tri*naire , n. [F. See {Doctrine}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nondoctrinaire — non doc•tri•naire′ adj … From formal English to slang
