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dogmatic

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dog⋅mat⋅ic

  [dawg-mat-ik, dog-]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas; doctrinal.
2. asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.
Also, dog⋅mat⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1595–1605; < LL dogmaticus < Gk dogmatikós, equiv. to dogmat- (s. of dógma dogma ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
dog⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
dog⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
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dog·mat·ic   (dôg-māt'ĭk, dŏg-)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.

  2. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See Synonyms at dictatorial.


[Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikos, from dogma, dogmat-, belief; see dogma.]
dog·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
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