Dogmatic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
  • adj. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
  • adj. Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
  • adj. Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.
  • adj. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.
  • adj. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of a dogma or an authoritatively settled doctrine; pertaining to dogma or authoritative doctrine in general: as, dogmatic theology.
  • Asserting, or disposed to make positive assertions of, opinion, doctrine, or fact without presenting argument or evidence, or in an overbearing and arrogant manner.
  • In the Kantian philosophy, relating to that kind of metaphysics which deduces its doctrines syllogistically, or from the analysis of conceptions, setting out with those which seem perfectly clear and distinct: opposed to critical.
  • n. Same as dogmatics.
  • n. A dogmatist.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  • adj. relating to or involving dogma
  • adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
    • Equivalent
    narrow    narrow-minded   
    Antonym
    empiric   
    Cross Reference
    didactic    doctrinal    dogmatic christianity   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    positive    magisterial    overbearing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adriatic    Asiatic    Attic    Charismatic    Democratic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    doctrinal    philosophical    metaphysical    materialistic    authoritative   
     
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