dogmatism
/ˈdɒɡmətɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
The tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others: a culture of dogmatism and fanaticism...
- The philosophes criticized the ancien regime of religious superstition and dogmatism, hidebound social traditions, and repressive morality.
- We lack the religious dogmatism and discipline of the other religions who are posing a threat to the very fabric of our religion.
- Our guiding principle should be to leave behind parochial nationalism and dogmatism, and to promote mutually beneficial cooperation based on equality to enjoy prosperity.
Synonyms
opinionatedness, peremptoriness, assertiveness, imperativeness, doctrinairism, authoritarianism, imperiousness, high-handedness, arrogance, dictatorialness;
inflexibility, rigidity, entrenchment, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness, bigotry
Derivatives
dogmatist
/ noun ...- If he means the dispute over evolution, it is usually the Darwinian dogmatists who oppose free intellectual inquiry in the schools.
- While the academy is not free of dogmatists, it nonetheless rejects dogmatism because it represents the end of thinking.
- They don't organise like a communist party and their world view is radically different from that of the stodgy dogmatists of the past.
Origin
Early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin dogmatismus, from Latin dogma (see dogma).
- early
- early adopter
- early American
- early bird
- early bloomer
- early blooming
- early Church
- early closer
- early closing
- early day motion
- early door
- early doors
- Early English
- early flowering
- early fruiting
- early grave
- earlyish
- Early, Jubal
- early leaver
- early leaving
- early modern
- early music
- early musician
- early night
- early-onset