dogmatic (adj) - holding strongly to philosophical tenets; arrogant, opinionated, or dictatorial (also dogmatical) [dawg-mat-ik]
BREAKDOWN: DOGMA- (belief) + -ATIC (characterized by)
dogma is an authoritative doctrine or system of beliefs accepted by a group as true, even in the absence of evidence; that which one thinks is true
dogmatism is a stubborn or arrogant adherence to a belief or opinion despite conflicting evidence or opinion
“It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not on authority or intuition.” —Bertrand Russell
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