dogmatic
Use Dogmatic in a sentence
ɪk, dɒg-Also, dog·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin dogmaticus < Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógma dogma) + -ikos -ic
1595–1605; < Late Latin dogmaticus < Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógma dogma) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
dog·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
an·ti·dog·mat·ic, adjective
an·ti·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·dog·mat·ic, adjective
non·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·dog·mat·ic, adjective
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
un·dog·mat·ic, adjective
un·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
un·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
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dogmatic or dogmatical (dɒɡˈmætɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. (of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable |
| b. (of a person) prone to making such statements | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or constituting dogma: dogmatic writings |
| 3. | based on assumption rather than empirical observation |
| dogmatical or dogmatical | |
| —adj | |
| dog'matically or dogmatical | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
dogmatic
1680s, from L. dogmaticus, from Gk. dogmatikos, from dogma (see dogma).
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Example sentences
Pragmatic and dogmatic libertarians: Both favor very small government.
Take, for instance, his dogmatic assertions concerning faith and works.
In a culture that accepts the use of alcohol, primary prevention must be pragmatic rather than dogmatic.
All he's asking is that we be less dogmatic and more pragmatic.
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