dogmatic
1dogmatic — DOGMÁTIC, Ă, dogmatici, ce, adj., subst. 1. adj. Care ţine de dogme, privitor la dogme; care se sprijină pe dogme. 2. s.f. Parte a teologiei care cuprinde expunerea (expune) sistematică a dogmelor unei religii; tratat asupra dogmelor religioase.… …
2dogmatic — dog*mat ic (d[o^]g*m[a^]t [i^]k), dogmatical dog*mat ic*al (d[o^]g*m[a^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. dogmatiko s, fr. do gma: cf. F. dogmatique.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet. [1913… …
3dogmatic — [adj1] dictatorial, opinionated arbitrary, arrogant, assertive, bigoted, bullheaded*, categorical, cocksure*, confident, definite, despotic, determined, dictative, doctrinaire, domineering, downright, egotistical, emphatic, fanatical, fascistic,… …
4dogmatic — dog*mat ic (d[o^]g*m[a^]t [i^]k), n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the {Empiric} …
5dogmatic — I adjective absolute, arrogant, assertive, assertory, assured, authoritarian, authoritative, canonical, categorical, certain, confident, creedal, decided, definite, definitive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, doctrinal, domineering, emphatic, fanatical …
6dogmatic — 1670s, from L.L. dogmaticus, from Gk. dogmatikos pertaining to doctrines, from dogma (see DOGMA (Cf. dogma)). Related: Dogmatical (c.1600) …
7dogmatic — magisterial, doctrinaire, oracular, *dictatorial, authoritarian Analogous words: peremptory, *masterful, imperative, imperious, domineering …
8dogmatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inclined to impose dogma; firmly asserting personal opinions as true. DERIVATIVES dogmatically adverb dogmatism noun dogmatist noun …
9dogmatic — [dôg mat′ik] adj. [L dogmaticus < Gr dogmatikos] 1. of or like dogma; doctrinal 2. asserted a priori or without proof 3. stating opinion in a positive or arrogant manner: also dogmatical SYN. DICTATORIAL dogmatically adv …
10dogmatic — [[t]dɒgmæ̱tɪk, AM dɔːg [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is dogmatic, you are critical of them because they are convinced that they are right, and refuse to consider that other opinions might also be justified. Many writers… …
