dogmatic.

1. Presenting beliefs as unquestionably true and resisting challenge.

2. Relating to established religious or philosophical doctrine.

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Words that belong together

• dogmatic assertion
• dogmatic certainty

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Her dogmatic certainty left no room for questions.

The lecture became dogmatic rather than persuasive.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more dogmatic; superlative most dogmatic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.