dogmatist

dogmatist
/dawg"meuh tist, dog"-/, n.
1. a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
2. a person who lays down dogmas.
[1535-45; < ML dogmatista, equiv. to dogmat(izare) to DOGMATIZE + -ista -IST]

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  • dogmatist — noun Date: 1606 one who dogmatizes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • dogmatist — dog·ma·tist || dÉ‘gmÉ™tɪst/ dÉ’g n. one who arrogantly asserts his unsubstantiated ideas or opinions, one who tends to force his opinions on others, one who is opinionated …   English contemporary dictionary

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