dogmatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈdɔɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] (Australia)
- (US) audio
- [dɔɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] (US)
- /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/ (US)
- [dɑɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] (US)
- /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/ (Australia)
- /dɑɡˈmæt.ɪk/ (US)
- /dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).
Meanings
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Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
Dogmatic philosophies have sought for tests for truth which might dispense us from appealing to the future. Some direct mark, by noting which we can be protected immediately and absolutely, now and forever, against all mistake—such has been the darling dream of philosophic dogmatists.
1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
- Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
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Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
Ms. Allende does little to dramatize her feminist sentiments -- she simply hammers her points home with dogmatic asides, and starkly lighted tableaux of women being abused and taken advantage by men.
1999 November 2, Michiko Kakutani, “Books of The Times: A Single Girl Takes On the California Frontier”, in The New York Times (E section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dogmatical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most dogmatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dogmatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antidogmatic · dogmatically · overdogmatic · dogmatic theology · nondogmatic · historicodogmatic · ultradogmatic · undogmatic · adogmatic · multidogmatic · dogmaticism · monodogmatic
Relateds
dogmatize · dogmatist · dogmatism
Translations (57)
fr dogmatique (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · fi joustamaton (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · da dogmatisk (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ja 独断的 (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · nn dogmatisk (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · de dogmatisch (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sh dogmatski (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ru догмати́ческий (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sq dogmatik (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · gl dogmático (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · tr dogmatik (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ar عَقَائِدِي (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · hy դոգմատիկ (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · cs dogmatický (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · eo dogma (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · he פסקני (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ga diongbháilte (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · az doqmatik (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · uk догмати́чний (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · hu dogmatikus (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · it dogmatico (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ka დოგმატური (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · nl dogmatisch (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · th หัวรั้น (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · mk догматски (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · fi dogmaattinen (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · lt dogmatiškas (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · vi giáo điều (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · eo dogmema (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · cmn 武斷 /武断 (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · be дагматычны (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · es dogmático (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · nb dogmatisk (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sv dogmatisk (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · pl dogmatyczny (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ga dogmatach (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ga dogmach (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · la dogmaticus (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · fa جزمی (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sl dogmatičen (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · gv bun-chredjuagh (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sh догматски (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · sk dogmatický (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · hy վարդապետական (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ga ceanndána (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · he דוגמטי (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · el δογματικός (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ro dogmatic (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · pt dogmático (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · et dogmaatiline (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · tr öğretisel (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · mi kakī mārō (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · lv dogmatisks (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · bg догматичен (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ko 독단적인 (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · eu dogmatikoa (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way) · ca dogmàtic (asserting beliefs in an arrogant way)