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单词 dogmatism
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Definition of dogmatism in English:

dogmatism

noun ˈdɒɡmətɪz(ə)mˈdɔɡməˌtɪzəm
mass noun
  • The tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

    教条主义;教条的倾向

    a culture of dogmatism and fanaticism

    一种崇尚教条和陷于狂热盲从的文化。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We lack the religious dogmatism and discipline of the other religions who are posing a threat to the very fabric of our religion.
    • Another backdrop is the rise of influence of fundamentalist groups and various forms of religious dogmatism.
    • Their arrogance and dogmatism in pursuit of their political struggle led at one point to a kind of reckless disregard for life.
    • What follows is a powerful rendering of the clashing realities facing Arab youth as they fight against religious dogmatism.
    • In presenting the main outlines of the orthodox theory, he is refreshingly free of the arrogance and simplistic dogmatism that seems to permeate the subject.
    • These days, people think less of John Paul's contribution to the ending of the cold war, and more of his dogmatism, narrow-mindedness and sheer wrong-headedness.
    • In this ideological age, the youth movements displayed no small measure of dogmatism and elitism.
    • However, she was not nearly as concerned with religious dogmatism as were her siblings.
    • It claims conservatism is rooted in phobias that cause ‘fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity.’
    • Nonetheless, popular songwriters ridiculed what they perceived as the inherent dogmatism and moral arrogance of these traditions.
    • While religious dogmatism is always a danger, it is less of a problem for us today than the soft-core spirituality that is its opposite.
    • At the same time, there were clear signs that political repression and ideological dogmatism would be hallmarks of communist power.
    • The philosophes criticized the ancien regime of religious superstition and dogmatism, hidebound social traditions, and repressive morality.
    • Like Galileo's trial before the Inquisition, this was not an argument about truth but a struggle for power, a sign of the religious dogmatism of the Counter-Reformation.
    • Our guiding principle should be to leave behind parochial nationalism and dogmatism, and to promote mutually beneficial cooperation based on equality to enjoy prosperity.
    • What is holding this research back is not money but dogmatism and narrow-mindedness.
    • This makes it much easier to push a kind of fascist dogmatism onto people who do not make much attempt to question the status quo.
    • For others, it was the beginning of a culture of dependency which intensified over the decades, encouraged by political dogmatism.
    • Most of us locate ourselves at some point along a spectrum, with religious dogmatism at one extreme and ideological secularism at the other.
    • Superstition, cruelty, religious fanaticism, prejudice and medieval dogmatism were all anathema to a wit like Voltaire.
    Synonyms
    opinionatedness, peremptoriness, assertiveness, imperativeness, doctrinairism, authoritarianism, imperiousness, high-handedness, arrogance, dictatorialness
    inflexibility, rigidity, entrenchment, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness, bigotry

Derivatives

  • dogmatist

  • noun ˈdɒɡmətɪstˈdɔɡmədəst
    • He was one of those rare and terrible dogmatists capable of destroying nine-tenths of the human race to ‘make happy’ the remaining tenth’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If he means the dispute over evolution, it is usually the Darwinian dogmatists who oppose free intellectual inquiry in the schools.
      • They are true believers - dogmatists - who view opposition to their views and values as malice, ignorance, or stupidity rather than as a reflection of honest and respectable disagreement.
      • They don't organise like a communist party and their world view is radically different from that of the stodgy dogmatists of the past.
      • While the academy is not free of dogmatists, it nonetheless rejects dogmatism because it represents the end of thinking.

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin dogmatismus, from Latin dogma (see dogma).

Definition of dogmatism in US English:

dogmatism

nounˈdôɡməˌtizəmˈdɔɡməˌtɪzəm
  • The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

    教条主义;教条的倾向

    a culture of dogmatism and fanaticism

    一种崇尚教条和陷于狂热盲从的文化。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While religious dogmatism is always a danger, it is less of a problem for us today than the soft-core spirituality that is its opposite.
    • In presenting the main outlines of the orthodox theory, he is refreshingly free of the arrogance and simplistic dogmatism that seems to permeate the subject.
    • The philosophes criticized the ancien regime of religious superstition and dogmatism, hidebound social traditions, and repressive morality.
    • Another backdrop is the rise of influence of fundamentalist groups and various forms of religious dogmatism.
    • Like Galileo's trial before the Inquisition, this was not an argument about truth but a struggle for power, a sign of the religious dogmatism of the Counter-Reformation.
    • Most of us locate ourselves at some point along a spectrum, with religious dogmatism at one extreme and ideological secularism at the other.
    • It claims conservatism is rooted in phobias that cause ‘fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity.’
    • In this ideological age, the youth movements displayed no small measure of dogmatism and elitism.
    • However, she was not nearly as concerned with religious dogmatism as were her siblings.
    • Our guiding principle should be to leave behind parochial nationalism and dogmatism, and to promote mutually beneficial cooperation based on equality to enjoy prosperity.
    • For others, it was the beginning of a culture of dependency which intensified over the decades, encouraged by political dogmatism.
    • This makes it much easier to push a kind of fascist dogmatism onto people who do not make much attempt to question the status quo.
    • Their arrogance and dogmatism in pursuit of their political struggle led at one point to a kind of reckless disregard for life.
    • What is holding this research back is not money but dogmatism and narrow-mindedness.
    • What follows is a powerful rendering of the clashing realities facing Arab youth as they fight against religious dogmatism.
    • At the same time, there were clear signs that political repression and ideological dogmatism would be hallmarks of communist power.
    • These days, people think less of John Paul's contribution to the ending of the cold war, and more of his dogmatism, narrow-mindedness and sheer wrong-headedness.
    • Superstition, cruelty, religious fanaticism, prejudice and medieval dogmatism were all anathema to a wit like Voltaire.
    • We lack the religious dogmatism and discipline of the other religions who are posing a threat to the very fabric of our religion.
    • Nonetheless, popular songwriters ridiculed what they perceived as the inherent dogmatism and moral arrogance of these traditions.
    Synonyms
    opinionatedness, peremptoriness, assertiveness, imperativeness, doctrinairism, authoritarianism, imperiousness, high-handedness, arrogance, dictatorialness

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin dogmatismus, from Latin dogma (see dogma).

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