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English Dictionary: dogmatic	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dogmatic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dogmatic adj characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles Synonym(s): dogmatic, dogmatical of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dogmatic \Dog*mat"ic\, n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the {Empiric}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dogmatic \Dogmat"ic\, Dogmatical \Dogmat`ical\, a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. dogmatique.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet. 2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing. Critics write in a positive, dogmatic* way. -- Spectator. [They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient. -- Glanvill. {Dogmatic theology}. Same as {Dogmatics}. Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See {Magisterial}.