dogmatize
Declare without doubt
To dogmatize is to assert opinions as if they were established truths, brooking no argument or doubt.
Someone who dogmatizes states beliefs with absolute certainty, often without adequate evidence: He dogmatized about economics despite having no formal training.
The word carries a critical edge—it suggests arrogance or closed-mindedness rather than thoughtful conviction.
Deliver religious discourse
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- declareState officially
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
dictate · insist · mandate · decree · propound · espouse · advocate · promulgate
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
obstinate · adamant · hardline · doctrinaire · closed-minded · narrow-minded · hidebound · authoritarian
preach
Deliver religious discourse
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- declareState officially
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
pronounce · dictate · insist · mandate · decree · propound · espouse · advocate · promulgate · evangelize
inflexible
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
intransigent · obstinate · adamant · hardline · doctrinaire · closed-minded · narrow-minded · hidebound · authoritarian · absolutist
doctrine
Established body of teachings
ideology · catechism · canon · article of faith · precept · credo · theology · teaching · principle · gospel
dogmatizeopen one's mind
Become receptive to ideas
equivocate · hedge · listen · deliberate · stay curious
dogmatizequestion
Request for information
inquire · doubt · speculate · hypothesize · deliberate
- dogmatic beliefAssertion accepted as absolute truth
dogmatic, dogmatism, dogmatist, undogmatic, dogmatically, dogmatized, dogmatizing, dogmatical