Dogmatic Definition & Meaning

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

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