as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy
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Getting there will require more pragmatism and less dogmatism.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The book suffers not just from its dogmatism but also from its homogeneity.
—Ian Wang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Today, religious dogmatism is often equated with vaccine hesitancy and resistance to basic scientific truths like evolution.
—Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Fear and power, hubris and guilt, not naiveté and dogmatism, inspired the final decision to invade Iraq.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The book suffers not just from its dogmatism but also from its homogeneity.
—Ian Wang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Today, religious dogmatism is often equated with vaccine hesitancy and resistance to basic scientific truths like evolution.
—Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Fear and power, hubris and guilt, not naiveté and dogmatism, inspired the final decision to invade Iraq.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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“Dogmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatism. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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