Definition of dogmatistnext
as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices a dogmatist as far as economics are concerned, he's an unquestioning supporter of the supply-side theory

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Recent Examples of dogmatist Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe? Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025 Although not a dogmatist, Xi cares deeply about ideology and has even blamed the collapse of the Soviet Union in part on Moscow’s failure to ensure that people took Marxism-Leninism seriously. Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024 While seeing themselves as the forces of enlightenment, these folks who use the prince of darkness as their mascot are really intolerant dogmatists. Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists. Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • This is what happens when the federal government becomes the plaything of a petty partisan gone mad.
    Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Such traits help elevate interactions with the natural world – and might do the same among neighbors, colleagues, and even political partisans.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Tote bag fanatics are losing their minds over Lululemon's new release.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The $300 price tag won’t scare off the most intense Star Wars fanatics.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Carrington's hard foul is more proof, visible proof, of who the real bigots and aggressors are.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Rising antisemitic hate-crime stats suggest the proliferation of deranged bigots terrorizing the Jewish community, some who may go on to commit deadly crimes if they are not apprehended.
    Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
    Joshua Alston, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023

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“Dogmatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatist. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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