as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
a dogmatist as far as economics are concerned, he's an unquestioning supporter of the supply-side theory
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Recent Examples of dogmatist
Although not a dogmatist, Xi cares deeply about ideology and has even blamed the collapse of the Soviet Union in part on Moscow’s failure to ensure that people took Marxism-Leninism seriously.
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Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
While seeing themselves as the forces of enlightenment, these folks who use the prince of darkness as their mascot are really intolerant dogmatists.
—Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2019
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
While seeing themselves as the forces of enlightenment, these folks who use the prince of darkness as their mascot are really intolerant dogmatists.
—Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2019
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmatist
Noun
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Johnson, who has struggled with questioning from reporters at times, will need to maintain a strong front against antagonistic partisans on Capitol Hill.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Partisan school boards The Senate Elections Committee on Monday will consider Senate Bill 287, which would make Indiana's school board elections partisan.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
Noun
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The bigot, wearing a distinctive reddish coat with a wide collar and a Yankees cap, flung antisemitic remarks at the victim before slapping and punching him in the face.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Their hometown is, rather, an alternate universe where Lear’s vision of American progress prevails—where people talk things out, jokes repair societal schisms, love wins, and bigots face consequences.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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