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dogmatic — DOGMÁTIC, Ă, dogmatici, ce, adj., subst. 1. adj. Care ţine de dogme, privitor la dogme; care se sprijină pe dogme. 2. s.f. Parte a teologiei care cuprinde expunerea (expune) sistematică a dogmelor unei religii; tratat asupra dogmelor religioase.… … Dicționar Român
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogmatic — [adj1] dictatorial, opinionated arbitrary, arrogant, assertive, bigoted, bullheaded*, categorical, cocksure*, confident, definite, despotic, determined, dictative, doctrinaire, domineering, downright, egotistical, emphatic, fanatical, fascistic,… … New thesaurus
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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogmatic — I adjective absolute, arrogant, assertive, assertory, assured, authoritarian, authoritative, canonical, categorical, certain, confident, creedal, decided, definite, definitive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, doctrinal, domineering, emphatic, fanatical … Law dictionary
dogmatic — 1670s, from L.L. dogmaticus, from Gk. dogmatikos pertaining to doctrines, from dogma (see DOGMA (Cf. dogma)). Related: Dogmatical (c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
dogmatic — magisterial, doctrinaire, oracular, *dictatorial, authoritarian Analogous words: peremptory, *masterful, imperative, imperious, domineering … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dogmatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inclined to impose dogma; firmly asserting personal opinions as true. DERIVATIVES dogmatically adverb dogmatism noun dogmatist noun … English terms dictionary
dogmatic — [dôg mat′ik] adj. [L dogmaticus < Gr dogmatikos] 1. of or like dogma; doctrinal 2. asserted a priori or without proof 3. stating opinion in a positive or arrogant manner: also dogmatical SYN. DICTATORIAL dogmatically adv … English World dictionary
dogmatic — [[t]dɒgmæ̱tɪk, AM dɔːg [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is dogmatic, you are critical of them because they are convinced that they are right, and refuse to consider that other opinions might also be justified. Many writers… … English dictionary
dogmatic — dog|mat|ic [dɔgˈmætık US do:g , da:g ] adj someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing ▪ Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic. >dogmatically [ kli] adv >dogmatism… … Dictionary of contemporary English
