dogmatics

[ dawg-mat-iks, dog- ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.

Origin of dogmatics

First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at dogmatic, -ics

Also called dogmatic theology, doctrinal theology.

Words Nearby dogmatics

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How to use dogmatics in a sentence

dogmatics, systematics, dialectics were what everybody wanted.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von Dobschutz
Newman himself pleaded that he had no wish to oppose the official dogmatics of his Church.
Outspoken Essays | William Ralph Inge
Rodney and Neville and Nan talked too, and Kay would lunge in with the crude and charming dogmatics of his years.
Dangerous Ages | Rose Macaulay
Therefore it is perhaps possible to put the temerity of the dogmatics to shame in aetiology by these Tropes.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism | Mary Mills Patrick
Lipsius wrote principally on dogmatics and the history of early Christianity from a liberal and critical standpoint.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for dogmatics

dogmatics

/ (dɒɡˈmætɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of religious dogmas and doctrines: Also called: dogmatic theology, doctrinal theology

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