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Definitions for dogmatic
dɔgˈmæt ɪk, dɒg-dog·mat·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dogmatic, dogmaticaladjective

    characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

  2. dogmaticadjective

    of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

  3. dogmaticadjective

    relating to or involving dogma

    "dogmatic writings"

Wiktionary

  1. dogmaticadjective

    Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.

  2. dogmaticadjective

    Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.

  3. dogmaticadjective

    Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

  4. Etymology: From dogmatique, from dogmaticus, from Hellenistic δογματικός, from δόγμα.

ChatGPT

  1. dogmatic

    Dogmatic refers to the tendency of asserting one's opinions, beliefs or principles in an uncompromising, rigid, and arrogant manner, especially related to a specific doctrine or set of principles in religion or philosophy. It also describes a belief that is accepted without question or doubt.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dogmaticnoun

    one of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric

  2. Dogmaticadjective

    alt. of Dogmatical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dogmatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dogmatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dogmatic in a Sentence

  1. Ralph Brinkhaus:

    Energy supply security must be guaranteed, if it is endangered, we should be free to do another round and address that, without abandoning the path we've chosen. There's no reason to be dogmatic about this.

  2. Amesh Adalja:

    I think the overarching goal of getting all eligible people vaccinated has to take precedence, we can’t let an overly dogmatic adherence to priority groups to cause inefficiencies in vaccine administration.

  3. La Bruy?re:

    Gross ignorance produces a dogmatic spirit. He who knows nothing thinks he can teach others what he has himself just been learning. He who knows much scarcely believes that what he is saying is unknown to others, and consequently speaks with more hesitation.

  4. Kunal Ghosh:

    If you become dogmatic about the acronym and devote 100 percent of your assets to BRIC, you will get poor returns.

  5. Andy Cohen:

    I had a black dot on my bottom lip and you and Iwere at a party for Anderson’s [Cooper] mom in April, and you said, ‘You have a black dot on your lip, I don’t think that’s something good,' it was melanoma and they removed it, and I just want to thank you because you were so dogmatic.

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