dogmatism
noun/ˈdɒɡmətɪzəm/
/ˈdɔːɡmətɪzəm/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- behaviour and attitudes that are dogmatic
- Linguists are increasingly concerned to avoid dogmatism and prescription over what constitutes ‘correct’ English.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: via French from medieval Latin dogmatismus, from Latin dogma from Greek dogma ‘opinion’, from dokein ‘seem good, think’.Definitions on the go
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