dogmatic
/dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
adj
Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
adj
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.
Example Sentences
- "Dogmatic philosophies have sought for tests for truth which might dispense us from appealing to the future. Some direct mark, by noting which we can be protected immediately and absolutely, now and forever, against all mistake—such has been the darling dream of philosophic dogmatists."
- "Ms. Allende does little to dramatize her feminist sentiments -- she simply hammers her points home with dogmatic asides, and starkly lighted tableaux of women being abused and taken advantage by men."
Etymology
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dogmatique, dogmaticus, δογματικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/
- British English: /dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/