dogmatism

/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/

Etymology

From French dogmatisme, from Ecclesiastical Latin dogmatismus. Derived from Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata.

dogmatism means the manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

dogmatism is pronounced /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/.

Why “dogmatism” is a great word

DOGMATISM — [Noun] The arrogant assertion of opinions or beliefs as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or alternative viewpoints. From French dogmatisme, from Ecclesiastical Latin dogmatismus, derived from Latin dogma ("philosophical tenet"), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, "opinion, tenet"), from δοκέω (dokéō, "to seem good, think"). First recorded in English use c. 1600. Unlike skepticism, which questions accepted beliefs, or pragmatism, which adapts truth to practical consequence, dogmatism is a fortress of uncertain certainty, sealed against the unsettling drafts of doubt. It is the unblinking stare of the ideologue, the slammed door of a mind that has ceased to inquire, and the brittle architecture of a worldview that dare not admit a single crack—a willful confinement that mistakes the walls of its cell for the horizons of the world.

noun

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.