Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogmatist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: dog-ma-tist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.

noun

One who derives philosophical or religious principles from a priori assertion or revelation rather than evidence or experience.

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."

Inflected Forms

dogmatists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dogmatic dogmatism

Synonyms

dogmatician doctrinaire

Questions

What does dogmatist mean?: A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.

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