dogmatically
/dɑɡˈmætɪcli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Such Works, in point of Precepts, are of the Number of thoſe that are call'd ſpecious, in which the Authors, whilſt they endeavour too exactly to explain what they have dogmatically advanc'd, loſe themſelves in imaginary Mazes, and bewilder themſelves more and more."
- "[…] the number of people who either dogmatically don’t believe in, or else agnostically or uncaringly, simply don’t bother about immortality is now considerable."
- "Dogmatic people are often closed-minded, and dogmatically held beliefs are often closed-mindedly maintained; but a belief held closed-mindedly need not be held dogmatically: it may be maintained with a guilty realization that emotionally one simply cannot stand to listen to challenges of it, and with an awareness that it might be mistaken."
- "The nature-based tools with which we work, whatever they are—yoga, astrology, yoni eggs, herbal remedies—aren't meant to be used dogmatically as crutches or bandages, but are symbols that remind us of ourselves."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dogmatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English dogmatically From dogmatic + -ally.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɑɡˈmætɪcli/
Inflected Forms
more dogmatically (comparative)
most dogmatically (superlative)