Definition of "dogmatic" []

• Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma. (adjective)
• Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See Synonyms at dictatorial. (adjective)

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• "If so, it seems that the term dogmatic has really lost all meaning, and can be applied to anyone who believes that the priciples they live by preclude certain solutions to certain problems."
• "In the stricter sense the term dogmatic fact is confined to books and spoken discourses, and its meaning will be explained by a reference to the condemnation by Innocent X of five propositions taken from the posthumous book of Jansenius, entitled"
• "Meanwhile, Fay Glinister has made a great article that seeks to smash apart what she identifies as a dogmatic belief by modern historians in Veiled and unveiled: Uncovering Roman influence in Hellenistic Italy 2009."