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dogmatism

/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
dog-ma-tism
IPA
/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French dogmatisme, from Ecclesiastical Latin dogmatismus. Derived from Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogmatisms (plural)

Derived Forms

overdogmatism

Questions

How do you pronounce dogmatism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/.
What does dogmatism mean?
The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
Where does dogmatism come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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