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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"While this time might not be different, people are thinking that the politics and individuals are certainly much more ideologically driven and dogmatic ... party rifts are deeper," said ING economist Rob Carnell.
From Reuters
But tradition isn’t as dogmatic as it may seem.
From Washington Post
The president’s position is reasonable and by no means dogmatic.
From Washington Post
Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said in late March that the e-fuels vote did not change the company's electrification strategy but demonstrated that not everybody agreed with a "dogmatic approach".
From Reuters
It’s the product of an ideology that overtook a less dogmatic form of conservatism and seized control of a political party.
From Washington Post
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