Etymology

dogmatic

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Today it means: Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction. Full definition →

Middle French dogmatique ← Late Latin dogmaticus ← Ancient Greek δογματικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδογματικός“didactic”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromdogmaticus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromdogmatique
  4. English todaydogmatic

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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