adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the empiric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or involving dogma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
dogmatic writings
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dogmatical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
dogmatik
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Arabic:
عَقَائِدِي
(ʕaqāʔidī)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Armenian:
դոգմատիկ
(dogmatik)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Armenian:
վարդապետական
(vardapetakan)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Azerbaijani:
doqmatik
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Basque:
dogmatikoa
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Belarusian:
дагматычны
(dahmatyčny)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Bulgarian:
догматичен
(dogmatičen)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Catalan:
dogmàtic
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Chinese Mandarin:
武斷 /武断
(wǔduàn)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Czech:
dogmatický
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Danish:
dogmatisk
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Dutch:
dogmatisch
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Esperanto:
dogma
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Esperanto:
dogmema
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Estonian:
dogmaatiline
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Finnish:
dogmaattinen
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Finnish:
joustamaton
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
French:
dogmatique
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Galician:
dogmático
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Georgian:
დოგმატური
(dogmaṭuri)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
German:
dogmatisch
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Greek:
δογματικός
(dogmatikós)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Hebrew:
דוגמטי
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Hebrew:
פסקני
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Hungarian:
dogmatikus
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Irish:
dogmach
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Irish:
dogmatach
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Irish:
diongbháilte
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Irish:
ceanndána
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Italian:
dogmatico
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Japanese:
独断的
(doku-dan-teki)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Korean:
독단적인
(dokdanjeogin)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Latin:
dogmaticus
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Latvian:
dogmatisks
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Lithuanian:
dogmatiškas
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Macedonian:
догматски
(dogmatski)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Manx:
bun-chredjuagh
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Māori:
kakī mārō
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Norwegian Bokmål:
dogmatisk
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dogmatisk
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Persian:
جزمی
(jizmî)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Polish:
dogmatyczny
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Portuguese:
dogmático
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Romanian:
dogmatic
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Russian:
догмати́ческий
(dogmatíčeskij)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Serbo-Croatian:
догматски
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Serbo-Croatian:
dogmatski
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Slovak:
dogmatický
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Slovene:
dogmatičen
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Spanish:
dogmático
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Swedish:
dogmatisk
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Thai:
หัวรั้น
(hǔua-rán)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Turkish:
dogmatik
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Turkish:
öğretisel
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Ukrainian:
догмати́чний
(dohmatýčnyj)
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
Vietnamese:
giáo điều
— asserting beliefs in an arrogant way
