nondoctrinaire

adjective

non·​doc·​tri·​naire ˌnän-ˌdäk-trə-ˈner How to pronounce nondoctrinaire (audio)
: not doctrinaire : not rigidly devoted to any particular doctrine or theory
He was well into his twenties before he began evolving into the nondoctrinaire but fiercely convinced socialist he became and remained throughout his life.Nicholas von Hoffman

Examples of nondoctrinaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its supporters see it as a nondoctrinaire way to redress the lack of patriotic education in Russian schools since the Soviet collapse. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nondoctrinaire was in 1906

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“Nondoctrinaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondoctrinaire. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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