dogmatism

[ dawg-muh-tiz-uhm, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔg məˌtɪz əm, ˈdɒg- /

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noun

dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.

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Origin of dogmatism

1595–1605; <Late Latin dogmatismus, equivalent to Latin dogmat(icus) dogmatic + -ismus-ism; replacing dogmatisme<French

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Both Mises and Hayek have been criticized—and, many would note, discredited—for their simplistic dogmatism.
Why have two long-dead Austrian economists become cult figures in Brazil?|Samanth Subramanian|March 24, 2021|Quartz
Instead it is this very dogmatism which has made problem solving so difficult.
What Peace Process Polling Doesn't Tell You|Yousef Munayyer|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That view is essential to a functioning democracy, but alien to an opposition now loyal only to its own self-righteous dogmatism.
The Right-Wing Backlash Against John Roberts|Robert Shrum|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The dogmatism and pedantry upon which it is based are easily confuted.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley

But on the other side the complete solution of this problem leads either to Spinozistic or to Leibnitzian dogmatism.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
The weapons of reason appear to fall impotent before its haughty dogmatism.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
Throughout his metaphysical speculations Galen reproduces and amplifies the Hippocratic dogmatism.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
The earlier teachings and practice of Salernum were a curious mixture of methodism, dogmatism, and superstition.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park