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dogmatist
Variant of dogmatism
dogmatism
definition
dog·ma·tism (dôg′mə tiz′əm, däg′-)
noun
dogmatic assertion of opinion, usually without reference to evidence
Etymology: Fr dogmatisme < ML dogmatismus < Gr dogmatizein, to lay down a decree: see dogma
Related Forms:
- dogmatist dog′·ma·tist noun
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