Dogmatic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of DOGMATIC

[more dogmatic; most dogmatic]

disapproving

:

expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted

• She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.
• dogmatic critics
• dogmatic statements

— dogmatically

/dɑgˈmætɪkli/

adverb

[more dogmatically; most dogmatically]

— dogmatism

/ˈdɑːgməˌtɪzəm/

noun

[noncount]

• moral/religious/political dogmatism

— dogmatist

/ˈdɑːgmətɪst/

noun,

plural

dogmatists

[count]

• a political dogmatist [=a person with dogmatic political opinions]