dogmatism
noun
, ˈdäg-\
Definition of dogmatism
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dogmatism
Synonyms
bigotry, illiberalism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Antonyms
broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance
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Examples of dogmatism in a Sentence
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Radical identification To spot the radicals, all participants were given a set of questions about their beliefs on a variety of topics, designed to get at things like their dogmatism, intolerance, and authoritarian tendencies. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Political radicals don’t evaluate their own errors—about anything," 21 Dec. 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018 These days, the moment a left-wing populist nears power in the Western hemisphere, critics to the right play the Venezuela card, warning of the ruinous consequences of socialist dogmatism. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Not Trump or Chávez, Mexico’s president-elect won’t fit your political analogy," 3 July 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018 The goal is to reduce the dogmatism and polarization that grips this country. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Rudy Giuliani, the Cleveland Browns and fact-opinion confusion: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dogmatism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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