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dogmatic

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dog·mat·ic  (dôg-mtk, dg-)
adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
2. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See Synonyms at dictatorial.

[Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikos, from dogma, dogmat-, belief; see dogma.]

dog·mati·cal·ly adv.

dogmatic [dɒgˈmætɪk], dogmatical
adj
1.
a.  (of a statement, opinion, etc.) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable
b.  (of a person) prone to making such statements
2. (Philosophy) of, relating to, or constituting dogma dogmatic writings
3. based on assumption rather than empirical observation
dogmatically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dogmatic - characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
2.dogmatic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
3.dogmatic - relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"

dogmatic
adjective
2. doctrinal, authoritative, categorical, canonical, oracular, ex cathedra Dogmatic socialism does not offer a magic formula.
Translations
dogmatic [dɒgˈmætɪk] ADJdogmático

dogmatic [dɒgˈmætɪk] adj [person] → dogmatique
to be dogmatic about sth → être dogmatique sur qch
We ought not to be dogmatic about these matters → Nous ne devrions pas être dogmatiques sur ces questions.

dogmatic
adjdogmatisch; dogmatic theologyDogmatik f; to be very dogmatic about somethingin etw (dat)sehr dogmatisch sein

dogmatic [dɒgˈmætɪk] adj (person, attitude) → dogmatico/a; (tone) → autoritario/a
dogmatic [dɒgˈmætɪk] adj (person, attitude) → dogmatico/a; (tone) → autoritario/a

dogmatic
adj dogmatic [dogˈmӕtik]
tending to force one's own opinions on other people He's very dogmatic on this subject. dogmaties عَقائِدي، يَتَكَلَّم بِلَهْجَةٍ جازِمَه догматичен autoritativní, dogmatický dogmatisk anmaßend δογματικός dogmático dogmaatiline متعصب؛ خشک اندیش dogmaattinen autoritaire דוֹגְמָטִי हठी, हठधर्मी dogmatičan dogmatikus dogmatis kreddufastur, fullur af skoðanahroka dogmatico 独断的な 독단적인 dogmatiškas dogmatisks dogmatik dogmatisch dogmatisk, firkantet dogmatyczny dogmático autoritar догматичный autoritatívny dogmatičen dogmatičan dogmatisk, tvärsäker, kategorisk หัวรั้น dogmatik, öğretisel 武斷的 догматичний ہٹ دھرم thuộc giáo điều
adv dogˈmatically
leerstellig, dogmaties عَقائِدياً، بِلَهْجَةٍ جازِمَه догматично dogmaticky dogmatiskt anmaßend δογματικά dogmáticamente dogmaatiliselt بطور متعصبانه dogmaattisesti dogmatiquement בְּדוֹגמָטִיוּת हठधर्मी से dogmatično dogmatikailag secara dogmatis á kreddukenndan hátt dogmaticamente 独断的に 독단적으로 dogmatiškai dogmatiski secara dogmatik dogmatisch dogmatisk, firkantet dogmatycznie dogmaticamente dogmatic, autoritar догматично dogmaticky dogmatično dogmatično dogmatiskt อย่างหัวรั้น dogmatik olarak, olduğu gibi 武斷地 догматично بندھے ہوۓ عقیدے کے مطابق một cách giáo điều


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The question is this: Monsieur the Principal thinks that my thesis ought to be dogmatic and didactic.
You have merely made a few excited and dogmatic assertions about my mental caliber.
There is one sentence in it, however--namely: `I protest strongly against the insufferable and entirely dogmatic assertion that each separate id is a microcosm possessed of an historical architecture elaborated slowly through the series of generations.
 
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