What does dogmatic mean?

Answer 1

dogma: means something about a little ugly duckling that never got no dates he grew with a social life like the pope

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dogmatic \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. dogmatic

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dogmatic \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 Webster]

2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing. [1913 Webster]

Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. -- Spectator. [1913 Webster]

[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient. -- Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics.

Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

dogmatic adj

1: characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles [syn: dogmatical]

2: relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0

Dogmatic \Dog*mat"ic\, n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dogmatic \Dog*mat"ic\, Dogmatical \Dog*mat`ic*al\, a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dogmatique.]

1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.

Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. -- Spectator.

[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient. -- Glanvill.

Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics.

Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
The meaning of the word dogmatic is to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.