Extreme in opinion (esp. religious or political); carrying an opinion or doctrine to an extreme. Cf. high Tory, n. adj.

figurative and in figurative contexts. Of a person, place, or thing: icy, remote, desolate.

Of or relating to, or befitting a master; designating a master; authoritative, dogmatic. Cf. magisterial, adj. 1. Now rare.

Of persons, opinions: Advanced, extreme; in modern use, favouring vigorous aggressive action.

‘Positive; affirmative; dogmatical: as, a confident talker’ (Johnson).

Of, relating to, designating, or befitting a master, teacher, or other person qualified to speak with authority; masterly, authoritative, commanding…

Conceited, self-important; opinionated; dictatorial, dogmatic. Obsolete.

Of a person: extreme in opinion or partisanship, esp. in support of the authority and claims of the established church or state. Cf. high-flyer, n.…

Assertive, insistent; dogmatic. Obsolete.

Of the nature of or involving direct or positive statement; laid down or stated positively or absolutely; positive; dogmatic; arbitrary.

Of a person: confident in opinion or assertion; convinced, assured, very sure. Formerly also occasionally: †overconfident, opinionated, dogmatic (obs…

Conceited, self-important, pompous; opinionated; dogmatic, unbending.

That asserts or maintains dogmas or opinions; emphatic; = dogmatic, adj. 4.

Of a person, or his or her writing, speech, etc.: that asserts or imposes dogmas or opinions in an authoritative, imperious, or arrogant manner…

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

Of persons or parties: Holding extreme views in politics or other matters of opinion.

Pertaining to, or of the character of, a doctrinaire; wedded to a particular doctrine or theory and seeking to apply it in all circumstances…

Excessively or arrogantly self-confident or self-assured; brashly or smugly overconfident. Cf. cocky, adj. 2.

Holding an abstract doctrine and seeking to apply it in all circumstances; = doctrinaire, adj.

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

= doctrinaire, adj., doctrinary, adj.

That pontificates; esp. (depreciative) that talks in a pompous, arrogant or dogmatic manner.

In non-religious contexts: relating to or advocating strict adherence to the fundamental tenets or principles of any subject, discipline, or movement.

Designating an extreme or pronounced example of something; uncompromising; persistent, entrenched. Also: radical, doctrinaire.