dogmatic
Americanadjective
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relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal.
We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
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asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.
I refuse to argue with someone so dogmatic that he won't listen to reason.
- Synonyms:
- dictatorial , imperious , arbitrary
adjective
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(of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable
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(of a person) prone to making such statements
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of, relating to, or constituting dogma
dogmatic writings
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based on assumption rather than empirical observation
Other Word Forms
- antidogmatic adjective
- antidogmatical adjective
- antidogmatically adverb
- dogmatically adverb
- dogmaticalness noun
- nondogmatic adjective
- nondogmatical adjective
- nondogmatically adverb
- overdogmatic adjective
- overdogmatical adjective
- overdogmatically adverb
- overdogmaticalness noun
- undogmatic adjective
- undogmatical adjective
- undogmatically adverb
Etymology
Origin of dogmatic
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógma dogma ) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Such overtly dogmatic religious politics are antithetical to democracy and modern society because they exist outside of empirical reality; they are based on truth claims rooted in faith that facts cannot reach.
From Salon
In the last few years, though, she’s realized that “being very dogmatic with my body is a surefire way to feel really bad,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s a dogmatic submissive, an inner tension illustrated by Penn to marvelous effect when Lockjaw shows up at Perfidia’s door with flowers and, when she doesn’t answer, returns with a battering ram.
From Los Angeles Times
"His evidence came across more as dogmatic, than direct at times and he was uncomfortable at his evidence being challenged," she wrote.
From BBC
It comes through in his writing and not in a dogmatic way at all in the novels, but in a very human and practical way.
From Salon
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