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Taxonomy vs Doctrinaire - What's the difference?

taxonomy | doctrinaire |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and doctrinaire

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while doctrinaire is a person who stubbornly holds to his or her philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

As an adjective doctrinaire is

stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    doctrinaire

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who stubbornly holds to his or her philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.

    • Related terms

    * docent * docile * doctor * doctorate * doctrinal * doctrine * document * indoctrinate