dogmatically
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dog·mat·ic
(dôg-măt′ĭk, dŏg-)adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma.
2.
a. Asserting or insisting upon ideas or principles, especially when unproven or unexamined, in an imperious or arrogant manner: "People in recovery groups can be dogmatic, asserting that the group's way is 'the way' or bashing other approaches" (Anne M. Fletcher).
b. Characterized by such assertion, often with an unconsidered rejection of criticism: a dogmatic adherence to a single educational model.
[Late Latin dogmaticus, from Greek dogmatikos, from dogma, dogmat-, belief; see dogma.]
dog·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | dogmatically - in a narrow-minded dogmatic manner; "he is a dogmatically opinionated critic of Modern Art" |
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Translations
عَقائِدياً، بِلَهْجَةٍ جازِمَه
dogmaticky
dogmatiskt
dogmatikailag
á kreddukenndan hátt
dogmaticky
dogmatik olarakolduğu gibi
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dogmatically
adv → dogmatisch
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dogmatic
(dogˈmӕtik) adjective tending to force one's own opinions on other people. He's very dogmatic on this subject.
dogˈmatically adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.