doctrinaire

/D AA0 K T R AH0 N EH1 R/

noun

1
A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
2
In France, in 1815-30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.

adjective

1
Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.

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