dogmatic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled dogmatical

US /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/ UK /dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #59702

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or involving dogma

Dogmatic writings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

bigoted doctrinaire doctrinal

Opposites

latitudinarian

Word family

Forms dogmatically

Derived forms adogmaticantidogmaticdogmaticallydogmaticismhistoricodogmaticmonodogmaticmultidogmaticnondogmaticoverdogmaticultradogmaticundogmatic

Related forms dogmatismdogmatistdogmatize

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Phrases (1)

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dogmatic assurance
unquestioning confidence in a belief asserted without adequate openness to criticism

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).

dogmatique Middle French dogmaticus la-lat δογματικός Ancient Greek

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# dogmatic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 59702

## Meanings
1. relating to or involving dogma

## Examples
- Dogmatic writings.

## Synonyms
- bigoted
- doctrinaire
- doctrinal

## Antonyms
- latitudinarian

## Derived Forms
- adogmatic
- antidogmatic
- dogmatically
- dogmaticism
- historicodogmatic
- monodogmatic
- multidogmatic
- nondogmatic
- overdogmatic
- ultradogmatic
- undogmatic

## Related Forms
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- dogmatize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dogmatique
- Root: dogmaticus
- Root: δογματικός

## Etymology
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).

## AI Etymology
Dogmatic comes through French and Late Latin dogmaticus from Greek dogmatikos, relating to dogma, an opinion, decree, or settled doctrine. In modern English it describes someone who asserts beliefs as unquestionably true, often without adequate evidence. Dogmatically is the adverbial form and belongs under dogmatic. The semantic development is direct: a word for doctrine becomes a word for the rigid, doctrine-bound manner of speaking or thinking.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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