Meanings
plural dogmatists
- A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.
- One who derives philosophical or religious principles from a priori assertion or revelation rather than evidence or experience.
Dogmatic philosophies have sought for tests for truth which might dispense us from appealing to the future. Some direct mark, by noting which we can be protected immediately and absolutely, now and forever, against all mistake—such has been the darling dream of philosophic dogmatists.
1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch dogmaticus
- dogmaticusstubborn, assertive, opinionated person
French dogmatiste
- dogmatistestubborn, assertive, opinionated person
German Dogmatiker
- Dogmatikerstubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Hungarian dogmatikus
- dogmatikusstubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Korean 원칙주의자
- 원칙주의자 (wonchikjuuija)stubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Swedish rättshaverist
- rättshaveriststubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Cite this entry
dogmatist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogmatist
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