Dogmatic
adjective
Being very certain and assertive about an opinion or a belief, without being willing to consider other people's perspectives.
Despite facing strong evidence to the contrary, my supervisor remained dogmatic about his approach to the project.
Often appears as...
- dogmatic approach
- dogmatic belief
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Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Related to dogma - a set of beliefs or principles laid down by an authority as being absolutely true.
The church is known for its dogmatic teachings about morality.
Often appears as...
- dogmatic assertion
- dogmatic doctrines
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Religious
adjective
Being very certain and assertive about an opinion or a belief, without being willing to consider other people's perspectives.
Despite facing strong evidence to the contrary, my supervisor remained dogmatic about his approach to the project.
Often appears as...
- dogmatic approach
- dogmatic belief
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Related to dogma - a set of beliefs or principles laid down by an authority as being absolutely true.
The church is known for its dogmatic teachings about morality.
Often appears as...
- dogmatic assertion
- dogmatic doctrines
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Closed-minded
Indicates someone is not open to other ideas, showing negative attitude towards change or different opinions.
He was dogmatic in rejecting any suggestions for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Certainty Overload
Use 'dogmatic' to describe excessive confidence in one's beliefs regardless of contrary evidence.
Her dogmatic belief in the old methods ignored all the new research.
Pro Tip 3/3Argumentative Warning
Suggests that a discussion might become heated or unproductive due to inflexible attitudes.
Avoid being dogmatic during debates to keep the conversation constructive.
Pro Tip 1/3Closed-minded
Indicates someone is not open to other ideas, showing negative attitude towards change or different opinions.
He was dogmatic in rejecting any suggestions for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Certainty Overload
Use 'dogmatic' to describe excessive confidence in one's beliefs regardless of contrary evidence.
Her dogmatic belief in the old methods ignored all the new research.
Pro Tip 3/3Argumentative Warning
Suggests that a discussion might become heated or unproductive due to inflexible attitudes.
Avoid being dogmatic during debates to keep the conversation constructive.
Pro Tip 1/3Closed-minded
Indicates someone is not open to other ideas, showing negative attitude towards change or different opinions.
He was dogmatic in rejecting any suggestions for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Certainty Overload
Use 'dogmatic' to describe excessive confidence in one's beliefs regardless of contrary evidence.
Her dogmatic belief in the old methods ignored all the new research.
Pro Tip 3/3Argumentative Warning
Suggests that a discussion might become heated or unproductive due to inflexible attitudes.
Avoid being dogmatic during debates to keep the conversation constructive.
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see who supports it secular forces of enlightenment humanism and you can see who opposes it dogmatic fundamentalist religion now we're making progress in that area as well if you're like me and you think by the way I have some good news on this if you're like me and you
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a way that's good for the economy it's probably something you ought to do anyway scientists need to say look we're not being dogmatic if you can show us we're wrong we'll admit we're wrong we're wrong all the time we're still opening doors we're opening
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but the demonstration that alternatives exist. Let us draw to a close this era of meta-narratives. Communism and democracy may both be laudable ideals, but the era of their dogmatic universalism is over. Let us stop telling people and our children
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Economic growth has...
My fundamental message to you is We cannot continue to try and solve the world economic growth challenges by being dogmatic and being unnecessarily ideological. In order to create sustainable, long-term economic growth
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leads his under the banner "Civics IS Sexy." It is. Sometimes I'm asked, even by our "Isn't it dangerous to use religious language? Won't that just make our politics even more dogmatic and self-righteous?"
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And so we have a choice, it seems to me. We can either go on bringing out or emphasizing the dogmatic and intolerant aspects of our faith, or we can go back to
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That is just my dogmatic economism talking. I have a weakness for treating people's economic interests as their only interest,
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They wanted to be motivated, not pressured or bullied. That was my time-out, and I chose to change. Being a dogmatic dictator
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far as I've ever known Catholicism is rather dogmatic about God and everything having to do with it I
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Inside the mind of a...
refuse dogmatic authority; let go of anger, hatred and violence; learn to right wrongs
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How science & reason...
see who supports it secular forces of enlightenment humanism and you can see who opposes it dogmatic fundamentalist religion now we're making progress in that area as well if you're like me and you think by the way I have some good news on this if you're like me and you
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Neil and Bill Talk...
a way that's good for the economy it's probably something you ought to do anyway scientists need to say look we're not being dogmatic if you can show us we're wrong we'll admit we're wrong we're wrong all the time we're still opening doors we're opening
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Eric X. Li: A tale of...
but the demonstration that alternatives exist. Let us draw to a close this era of meta-narratives. Communism and democracy may both be laudable ideals, but the era of their dogmatic universalism is over. Let us stop telling people and our children
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Economic growth has...
My fundamental message to you is We cannot continue to try and solve the world economic growth challenges by being dogmatic and being unnecessarily ideological. In order to create sustainable, long-term economic growth
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How to revive your...
leads his under the banner "Civics IS Sexy." It is. Sometimes I'm asked, even by our "Isn't it dangerous to use religious language? Won't that just make our politics even more dogmatic and self-righteous?"
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
And so we have a choice, it seems to me. We can either go on bringing out or emphasizing the dogmatic and intolerant aspects of our faith, or we can go back to
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A letter to all who have...
That is just my dogmatic economism talking. I have a weakness for treating people's economic interests as their only interest,
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Why winning doesn't...
They wanted to be motivated, not pressured or bullied. That was my time-out, and I chose to change. Being a dogmatic dictator
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Can Science and...
far as I've ever known Catholicism is rather dogmatic about God and everything having to do with it I
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Inside the mind of a...
refuse dogmatic authority; let go of anger, hatred and violence; learn to right wrongs
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Zaha Hadid
British Architect
I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else - God is in this person's life. You can - you must - try to seek God in every human life.
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Walter Lippmann
American Journalist
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The complex is made over into the simple, the hypothetical into the dogmatic, and the relative into an absolute.
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Ezra Miller
American Actor
Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have these standards and beliefs, and dogmatic systems of judgment and ranking, in almost all the societies of the world.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
The strong desire to include every vital component of life instead of excluding part of them for the sake of too narrow and dogmatic an approach has characterized my whole life.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
It's definitely important to have a vision, to have kind of a sense of what might be possible, but not to be dogmatic about your beliefs about the way something has to be done.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.
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Elvira Nabiullina
Russian Economist
The most important thing is not to be dogmatic but flexible and consistent.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
Not being dogmatic has helped me become a better stock-picker.
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Zaha Hadid
British Architect
I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else - God is in this person's life. You can - you must - try to seek God in every human life.
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Walter Lippmann
American Journalist
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The complex is made over into the simple, the hypothetical into the dogmatic, and the relative into an absolute.
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Ezra Miller
American Actor
Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have these standards and beliefs, and dogmatic systems of judgment and ranking, in almost all the societies of the world.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
The strong desire to include every vital component of life instead of excluding part of them for the sake of too narrow and dogmatic an approach has characterized my whole life.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
It's definitely important to have a vision, to have kind of a sense of what might be possible, but not to be dogmatic about your beliefs about the way something has to be done.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.
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Elvira Nabiullina
Russian Economist
The most important thing is not to be dogmatic but flexible and consistent.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
Not being dogmatic has helped me become a better stock-picker.
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