Meanings
noundoctrinarian (plural doctrinarians)
plural doctrinarians
- A doctrinaire.
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
1872, John Henry Newman, Discussions and Arguments
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with doctrinarian
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APA
doctrinarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctrinarian
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“doctrinarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctrinarian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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