doc|tri|nair|ism

doc|tri|nair|ism
doc|tri|nair|ism «DOK truh NAYR ihz uhm», noun.
the principles or practice of a doctrinaire: »

I was suffering from doctrinairism on the part of some interior decorator (New Yorker).


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  • doc|tri|nar|i|an|ism — «DOK truh NAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. = doctrinairism. (Cf. ↑doctrinairism) …   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

  • nair — deb·o·nair; deb·o·nair·ness; doc·tri·nair·ism; nair; deb·o·nair·ly; …   English syllables

  • doctrinairism — doc·tri·nair·ism …   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

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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