Nouns (2)
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dogmatist, doctrinaire
n. a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
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Adjectives (1)
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doctrinaire
adj. stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Fuzzynyms (9)
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Scholastic
n. a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
educator, pedagogue, pedagog
n. someone who educates young people
scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
n. a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Sophist
n. any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
Synonyms (15)
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clarifying, elucidative
adj. that makes clear; "a clarifying example"
demonstrative, illustrative
adj. serving to demonstrate
didactic, didactical
adj. instructive (especially excessively)
edifying, enlightening
adj. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
educative
adj. resulting in education; "an educative experience"
educational
adj. providing knowledge; "an educational film"
explanatory
adj. serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"
expository, expositive
adj. serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository writing"
interpretative, interpretive
adj. that provides interpretation
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doctrinaire
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