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
Sly had too generous a spirit to be a dogmatist.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 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
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
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
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 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
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
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
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmatist
Noun
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The bottom line: partisans may spin the price of gasoline, but the true story lies in the global interplay of supply, demand, and investment.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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While there’s no indication the data has been rigged (assertions from the White House aside) – or will be rigged in the future – the White House’s nomination of a partisan to lead the government’s economic data agency was enough to worry global economic and financial circles.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
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Auggie isn’t a cruel, withholding bigot, but a stable and loving parent.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Dogmatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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