dogmatic

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
  2. adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  3. adjective relating to or involving dogma

Etymology

From Middle French dogmatique and its etymon, Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”).

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Synonyms

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