doctrinaires

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plural of doctrinaire
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  1. dogmatists
  2. thinkers
  3. fanatics
  4. purists
  5. bigots
  6. sticklers
  7. nationalists
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  • Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of dogmatists
Noun
  • The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At his suggestion, Gray began to dive into writings by Gilles Deleuze, bell hooks and Frantz Fanon, thinkers who engaged questions of difference, race and identity.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • The blueprint included the recruitment of mercenaries and exploiting the grievances of disaffected citizens, from religious fanatics and extremists to soccer fans.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While Musk fanatics expressed their excitement on social media, the Roadster isn't likely to have any material financial impact on the company.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of fanatics
Noun
  • What began as a few purists chasing a vibe became an ingredient an entire industry pays extra for.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • This gift box contains eight bars, spanning from 58 to 80% cacao, in flavors like banana foster and green tea crunch for the adventurous and pink sea salt or pure cacao, dates, and vanilla for the purists.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of purists
Noun
  • Especially when those people have been repeatedly called racists and bigots.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 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
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  • 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
  • Democracy in America is facing growing threats from white supremacists and Christian nationalists, and those who are concerned must work harder to counter them, panelists told attendees at a Monday night forum in Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That burden kept growing partly because nationalists on the periphery tended to revolt, especially when rival empires encouraged them.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
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