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doctrinaire

[dok-truh-nair] / ˈdɒk trəˈnɛər /


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From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2017

Doctrinaire Salafists may adhere to a strict interpretation of edicts from the Quran, including a clear ban on the use of drugs, backed by heavy punishments.

From Newsweek

Doctrinaire Protestantism is bursting beyond church walls into the wider society.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctrinaire critics might not admit it, but Anderson's example lends credence to her contention that in Episcopalianism, at least, some battles are already won.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this account Royer Collard, the famous Doctrinaire, said, in later times, that all parties in the Revolution were honest, except the Conservatives.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville




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