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noun dog·ma·tism \ ˈdȯg-mə-ˌti-zəm , ˈdäg- \

Definition of dogmatism

1 :the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact :positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant

2 :a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises

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a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy

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What a terrible price to achieve that Westphalian moment — when wars of religious sectarianism break believers of their dogmatism, when other identities emerge.

— andrew doran, National Review, "Bulletin from Mosul — the Mission Is Still Far from Accomplished," 14 July 2017
The ardent dogmatism of 1917 seems almost unimaginable today; politics are flickering and ephemeral, menacing but ridiculous.

— sophie pinkham, New Republic, "How a Russian Street Art Museum Defies Kremlin Censors," 3 July 2017
Most are Israeli liberals, but a couple of right-wing hardliners get into testy exchanges with the director which only serve to illustrate the unyielding dogmatism that threatens every attempt at political compromise in the region.

— stephen dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'West of the Jordan River': Film Review | Cannes 2017," 1 June 2017
The decades of warnings against dietary cholesterol provide a classic case of this unwarranted dogmatism.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Food, diet and supplements: The story behind the story," 6 May 2017
Steve Sack’s statement on university dogmatism and obstruction begs for clarification.

— dp opinion, The Denver Post, "A common misunderstanding on “liberal thought police” and “campus free speech”," 4 May 2017
But, of course, that’s a professor from Harvard, hotbed of unpatriotic leftist dogmatism, at least for the likes of Fox News Channel, Steve Bannon and Rush Limbaugh.

— vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Is Donald Trump Following a Playbook for Dictators?," 18 Apr. 2017
But, of course, that’s a professor from Harvard, hotbed of unpatriotic leftist dogmatism, at least for the likes of Fox News Channel, Steve Bannon and Rush Limbaugh.

— The Hive, "Is Donald Trump Following a Playbook for Dictators?," 18 Apr. 2017
Singing with earnest clarity, Father John Misty indicts selfishness, ignorance, distraction, vanity, politics, self-delusion, dogmatism, technocracy, God and, by no means least, himself.

— jon pareles, New York Times, "Father John Misty: The End Is Near, Sing All About It," 5 Apr. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of dogmatism

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First Known Use: 1603

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dogmatism Synonyms

Synonyms

bigotry, illiberalism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness

Antonyms

broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance

Related Words

conservatism, reactionaryism; insularism, insularity, parochialism, provincialism

Near Antonyms

progressiveness, progressivism

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