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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles;
[syn: dogmatic, dogmatical]

2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative;

3. relating to or involving dogma;
- Example: "dogmatic writings"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dogmatic \dog*mat"ic\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric. dogmatic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dogmatic \dog*mat"ic\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]k), dogmatical \dog*mat`ic*al\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. dogmatiko`s, fr. do`gma: cf. F. dogmatique.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet. [1913 Webster] 2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing. [1913 Webster] Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. -- Spectator. [1913 Webster] [They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient. -- Glanvill. [1913 Webster] Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics. Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dogmatic adj 1: characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles [syn: dogmatic, dogmatical] 2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative 3: relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"