Dogmatic Meaning
/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAdhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
adjPertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
Sentence Examples
It's profound ignorance that inspires the dogmatic tone of speaking.
Profound ignorance is what is behind a dogmatic tone.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ professor stubbornly refused to consider any new alternative theories.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It's profound ignorance that inspires the ____ tone of speaking.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ professor stubbornly refused to consider any new alternative theories.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It's profound ignorance that inspires the ____ tone of speaking.