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dogmatic

[ dawg-mat-ik, dog- ]
/ dɔgˈmƦt ÉŖk, dɒg- /
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adjective
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.
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Origin of dogmatic

1595–1605; <Late Latin dogmaticus<Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógmadogma) + -ikos-ic

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British Dictionary definitions for dogmatic

dogmatic

dogmatical

/ (dÉ’É”ĖˆmƦtÉŖk) /

adjective
  1. (of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable
  2. (of a person) prone to making such statements
of, relating to, or constituting dogmadogmatic writings
based on assumption rather than empirical observation

Derived forms of dogmatic

dogmatically, adverb
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