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dogmatic

/dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/

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What does dogmatic mean?

adjective

  1. Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
  2. Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
  3. Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
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noun

  1. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the empiric.

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IPA pronunciation

/dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/

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It has certainly done much to clear our religious foundations of the dogmatic rust which was eating into their structure.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
Governor Bernard addressed the representatives in a supercilious and dogmatic manner, which they for their part resented with scant courtesy.
John Clark Ridpath; G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam; Charles K. (Charles Keyser) EdmundsJames Otis, the Pre-RevolutionistProject Gutenberg ebook #722
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There is no subject of economic discussion so intricate and so likely to evoke differing views and dogmatic statements as this one.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
From the dogmatic point of view he is the best known, from the historic point of view he is the least known.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
Is it necessary to remind this journal that it has no right to deride a dogmatic philosopher, because it is without a doctrine itself?
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360