dogmatic /(dŏg*măt"ĭk)/
dog·mat·ic
dogmatic
n.
- One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.
dogmatic
a.
- Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.
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Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.
Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way.
[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient.
Phrases & Compounds
- Dogmatic theology
- Same as Dogmatics.