🐕 Dogmatic: An SAT Vocabulary Word That Has Nothing to Do with Dogs
DOGMATIC most nearly means: A) indifferent; B) meticulous; C) opinionated; D) diplomatic. Answer inside. 👉️
Just as karma has nothing to do with cars, dogma is unrelated to dogs.
You’ve probably met your share of dogmatic people, though perhaps you weren’t aware of this word.
📚️ Definition of Dogmatic
Dogmatic (adjective): Inclined to assert opinions or principles as absolutely true, without considering evidence or other viewpoints. Example: a dogmatic refusal to consider other viewpoints.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Dogmatic
IPA: /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: dawg-MAT-ik
📰 Examples of Dogmatic
Here are some examples of the word dogmatic:
The professor’s dogmatic insistence that there was only one valid interpretation of the novel frustrated students with different interpretations.
Science is able to advance precisely because it resists dogmatic thinking.
“The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism.” — Sir William Osler, a Canadian co-founding physician of Johns Hopkins Hospital, and widely regarded as the father of modern medicine (1902)
Quiz answer: C, opinionated.