dogmatist
Americannoun
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a person who asserts their opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
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a person who lays down dogmas; one who prescribes doctrines.
noun
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a dogmatic person
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a person who formulates dogmas
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Etymology
Origin of dogmatist
First recorded in 1535–45; from Medieval Latin dogmatista, equivalent to dogmat(izāre) “to dogmatize ” + -ista -ist
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Solskjaer is not a dogmatist, like Pep Guardiola, and he is not a tactician in the same league as Thomas Tuchel.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Bielsa’s reputation as a dogmatist has created a misleading impression of him.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
Handel doesn’t give us some Christian dogmatist, but rather a liberal-minded Roman officer who advocates tolerance, plaintively sung by Mr. Jaroussky.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2015
"Honecker is a stubborn dogmatist," says Werner Baum, a former East German official who defected two years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Things which even in our stage of civilization would no longer be possible, owing to that change in human nature which the military dogmatist denies, were commonplace incidents with our grandfathers.
From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell
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