dogmatic
Meanings
Plural: dogmatics
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
Adjective
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- relating to or involving dogma
- "dogmatic writings"
Adj
- Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
- Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
- Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
Noun
- One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the empiric.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).
Synonyms
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