Dogmatism
noun
The tendency to forcefully express and hold onto opinions as if they are absolutely correct.
The professor's dogmatism about his theories discouraged students from asking questions.
Often appears as...
- stubborn dogmatism
- religious dogmatism
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Disapproving
Academic
noun
A philosophy or belief system that doesn't allow for questioning or disbelief.
Religious dogmatism often leads to conflict and suppression of free thinking.
Often appears as...
- religious dogmatism
- philosophical dogmatism
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Disapproving
Religious
noun
The tendency to forcefully express and hold onto opinions as if they are absolutely correct.
The professor's dogmatism about his theories discouraged students from asking questions.
Often appears as...
- stubborn dogmatism
- religious dogmatism
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
noun
A philosophy or belief system that doesn't allow for questioning or disbelief.
Religious dogmatism often leads to conflict and suppression of free thinking.
Often appears as...
- religious dogmatism
- philosophical dogmatism
Usage tips
Disapproving
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Implicit Certainty
Dogmatism conveys a sense of unquestionable certainty by the speaker about their beliefs.
His dogmatism leaves no room for debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Dogmatism usually has a negative connotation, suggesting stubbornness and closed-mindedness.
Despite evidence to the contrary, her dogmatism was unwavering.
Pro Tip 3/3Discouraging Dialogue
Use 'dogmatism' when describing a situation where a person's firm stance stifles conversation or questioning.
The manager's dogmatism shut down any further discussion.
Pro Tip 1/3Implicit Certainty
Dogmatism conveys a sense of unquestionable certainty by the speaker about their beliefs.
His dogmatism leaves no room for debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Dogmatism usually has a negative connotation, suggesting stubbornness and closed-mindedness.
Despite evidence to the contrary, her dogmatism was unwavering.
Pro Tip 3/3Discouraging Dialogue
Use 'dogmatism' when describing a situation where a person's firm stance stifles conversation or questioning.
The manager's dogmatism shut down any further discussion.
Pro Tip 1/3Implicit Certainty
Dogmatism conveys a sense of unquestionable certainty by the speaker about their beliefs.
His dogmatism leaves no room for debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Dogmatism usually has a negative connotation, suggesting stubbornness and closed-mindedness.
Despite evidence to the contrary, her dogmatism was unwavering.
Pro Tip 3/3Discouraging Dialogue
Use 'dogmatism' when describing a situation where a person's firm stance stifles conversation or questioning.
The manager's dogmatism shut down any further discussion.
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and she said something to me that I will hold dear to my heart for as long as I live. She looked at me with the weary eyes of someone who had experienced enough dogmatism to last a lifetime, and said,
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I am the son of a...
and she said something to me that I will hold dear to my heart for as long as I live. She looked at me with the weary eyes of someone who had experienced enough dogmatism to last a lifetime, and said,
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
American Clergyman
The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism. It is the story of the struggle of free thought with bigotry, religion making common cause with the wrong side.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Communism everywhere has paid the price of rigidity and dogmatism. Freedom has the strength of compassion and flexibility. It has, above all, the strength of intellectual honesty.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.
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Paul Ricoeur
French Philosopher
The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.
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Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.
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Sidney Hook
American Philosopher
Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.
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William Osler
Canadian Scientist
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
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Gordon W. Allport
American Psychologist
Dogmatism makes for scientific anemia.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
American Clergyman
The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism. It is the story of the struggle of free thought with bigotry, religion making common cause with the wrong side.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Communism everywhere has paid the price of rigidity and dogmatism. Freedom has the strength of compassion and flexibility. It has, above all, the strength of intellectual honesty.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.
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Paul Ricoeur
French Philosopher
The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.
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Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.
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Sidney Hook
American Philosopher
Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.
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William Osler
Canadian Scientist
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
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Gordon W. Allport
American Psychologist
Dogmatism makes for scientific anemia.
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