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doctrinaires

noun

plural of doctrinaire
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as in dogmatists

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  1. dogmatists
  2. thinkers
  3. fanatics
  4. purists
  5. bigots
  6. sticklers
  7. nationalists
Noun
  • Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of dogmatists
Noun
  • Though religious thinkers will fight fiercely to show one of the stories to be the one that religion really sanctions, each Abrahamic religion has signposts pointing both ways.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Busts of famous thinkers and scholars—all male, fair warning—adorn the The Long Room of the Old Library.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • Slow Horses fanatics will recognize her as one of the veteran MI5 operatives stuck in the agency’s version of purgatory, known as Slough House.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nineteen fanatics, acting in the name of Islam, killed 2,997 innocent men, women and children in New York City, in Washington, and on airplanes turned into weapons of mass murder.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fanatics
Noun
  • Some purists, who seemed content to classify what was essentially rock music from men as country but not Morris’s interpretation of the genre, were perturbed.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Playing the part largely for laughs, Moore actually has more in common with Lazenby than Connery; his Bond is softer and sillier than the original, an approach Moore would double down on in later films — often to the chagrin of Bond purists.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of purists
Noun
  • Carrington's hard foul is more proof, visible proof, of who the real bigots and aggressors are.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Rising antisemitic hate-crime stats suggest the proliferation of deranged bigots terrorizing the Jewish community, some who may go on to commit deadly crimes if they are not apprehended.
    — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigots
Noun
  • Strict meal times and long happy hours tell us that the French are sticklers about having a break and leaning into leisure, which doesn’t sound half bad at all.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The rise of the grammar sticklers Many of today’s ideas about what constitutes correct English are based on a singular – often mistaken – 19th-century view of the forces that govern our language.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of sticklers
Noun
  • Scottish nationalists believe support for independence is rising Scotland tried unsuccessfully to break away in 2014, with voters rejecting a referendum 55% to 45%.
    — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The plans to honor Mladić sparked a wave of criticism from the pro-European opposition in the country, but were welcomed by many nationalists.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nationalists
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“Doctrinaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinaires. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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