Word Frequency
dogmatic (dɒɡˈmætɪk
) or dogmatical
Definitions
adjective
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- (of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable
- (of a person) prone to making such statements
- of, relating to, or constituting dogma ⇒
dogmatic writings
- based on assumption rather than empirical observation
Derived Forms
dogˈmatically adverbTranslations for 'dogmatic'
- British English: dogmatic If you say that someone is dogmatic, you are critical of them because they are convinced that they are right, and refuse to consider that other opinions might also be justified. ADJECTIVEMany writers at this time held rigidly dogmatic views.
- Brazilian Portuguese: dogmático
- Chinese: 自以为是的自以为為是的
- European Spanish: dogmático dogmática
- French: dogmatique
- German: dogmatisch
- Italian: dogmatico dogmatica
- Japanese: 独断的な
- Korean: 독단적인
- Portuguese: dogmático dogmática
- Spanish: dogmático dogmática
Example Sentences Including 'dogmatic'
Alan was not narrow minded or dogmatic , using all treatments that he found safe and effective.British Medical Journal (2002)
Donald Bakewell looked as dusty and dispirited as ever, his wife as dogmatic.Pretty Maids all in a Row
He said:'Jack McConnell, as education minister, had shown a willingness to pursue a less dogmatic , more open-minded approach.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I ALWAYS cringe when I think how stupidly dogmatic I was when I was 18 years old.Sun, News of the World (1999)
Russia might have dug the grave of dogmatic Marxist-Leninist economic ideology.Samachar (2004)
Such purposes are poorly served when one dogmatic assertion shouts down another, and character assassination replaces reasoned argument.The Australian (2004)
Theirs was a dialogue of the deaf, the producer voicing his intellectual doubts, the politician offering nothing but dogmatic certainties.Wall Games
This may be in the form of dogmatic texts, primal vowel sounds, or specially assembled structures based upon metaphysical `alphabets".Music and the Elemental Psyche: A Practical Guide to Music and Changing Consciousness
`It is natural, not dogmatic ," answered Steeple, who seemed quite unruffled by his daughter's challenge.The Ancient and Solitary Reign
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