dogmatic
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dog·mat·ic
(dôg-măt'ĭk, dŏg-) 
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adj.
- Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
- 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.]
dogmatically dog·mat'i·cal·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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dogmatic
adjective
- Devoted to certain doctrines without regard to practicability: doctrinaire. See ability/inability.
- Tending to dictate: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory. See over/under.
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dogmatic
adj
Definition: based on absolute truth
Antonyms: ambiguous, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, indecisive, not positive, uncertain, vacillating
adj
Definition: dictatorial, opinionated
Antonyms: amenable, doubting, flexible, indecisive, manageable, obedient, questioning, skeptical, submissive
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dogmatic
IN BRIEF: Strongly expressing opinions as if they were facts.
When people are the least sure, they are often the most dogmatic.
— John Galbraith, Canadian economist.
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Dogmatic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dogmatisk, arrogant, selvsikker, belærende, doktrinær, ulogisk, ufleksibel
Nederlands (Dutch)
dogmatisch, meesterachtig, (mv) dogmatiek
Français (French)
adj. - dogmatique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - dogmatisch, autoritär, doktrinär
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δογματικός, απόλυτος, αποφθεγματικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dogmático
Español (Spanish)
adj. - dogmático
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dogmatisk, bildl. tvärsäker
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教条的, 独断的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 教條的, 獨斷的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독단적인, 교리상의, 독선주의의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 教義上の, 独断的な
n. - 独断家
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متشدد في عقيدة أو رأي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - דוגמטי, כופה את דיעותיו, יהיר, סמכותי עד שאין לשאתו, מתבסס על עקרונות קבועים מראש, לא על היסק
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