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Dogmatist vs Doctrinaire - What's the difference?

dogmatist | doctrinaire |

As nouns the difference between dogmatist and doctrinaire

is that dogmatist is a stubborn, assertive, opinionated person 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.

dogmatist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.

    • Related terms

    * dogmatic * dogmatism

    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