Doctrinarian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɒk.tɹɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doctrinarian is a noun meaning A doctrinaire.
Meaning
A doctrinaire.
Example Sentences
Protestantism is embodied in a system; so is Popery: but when a man takes up this Via Media, he is a mere doctrinarian—he is wasting his efforts in delineating an invisible phantom; and he will be judged, and fairly, to be trifling, and bookish
Word Forms
- doctrinarians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doctrinalist, doctrinaire, disciplinist, orthodoxist, indoctrinatee, ritualist.
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