dogmatic
[dawg-mat-ik, dog-]
- 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.
- asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated: I refuse to argue with someone so dogmatic that he won't listen to reason.
Also dog·mat·i·cal.
Origin of dogmatic
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
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A dogmatical solution is therefore not only unsatisfactory but impossible.
The Critique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant
Thetic is the term applied to every collection of dogmatical propositions.
The Critique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant
Those who have treated of the sciences have been either empirics or dogmatical.
Novum OrganumFrancis Bacon
She was a trifle obstinate and dogmatical, but we got on fairly well.
EstherRosa Nouchette Carey
As a matter of course, he was loud, clamorous, dogmatical and not very argumentative.
The DeerslayerJames Fenimore Cooper
dogmatic
dogmatical
- (of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable
- (of a person) prone to making such statements
- of, relating to, or constituting dogmadogmatic writings
- based on assumption rather than empirical observation
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Word Origin and History for dogmatical
dogmatic
adj.
1670s, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikos "pertaining to doctrines," from dogma (see dogma). Related: Dogmatical (c.1600).
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