dogmatized
Made into doctrine
Dogmatized is the past tense of dogmatize, meaning to assert opinions in an authoritative or arrogant manner, as if they were established doctrine: He dogmatized about economics without having read a single textbook.
The word suggests stating beliefs as absolute truths rather than entertaining debate or doubt.
Forced onto others
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- dictatedImposed without discussion
- enforcedMade to be followed
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
decreed · proclaimed · asserted · pronounced · declared · promulgated · instilled · inculcated
Statement of belief
- theologyStudy of the divine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
precept · catechism · doctrine · faith · ideology · scripture · sectarianism · tradition
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
immovable · unbending · fixed · unchangeable · entrenched · absolutist · doctrinaire · hidebound
Intolerant of differing views
- close-mindedUnreceptive to differing views
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- partisanBiased toward one side
bigoted · intolerant · opinionated · stubborn · obstinate · adamant · convinced · unquestioning
imposed
Forced onto others
prescribed · decreed · proclaimed · asserted · pronounced · declared · promulgated · instilled · inculcated · preached
creed
Statement of belief
tenet · precept · catechism · doctrine · faith · ideology · scripture · sectarianism · tradition · belief
rigid
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
intransigent · immovable · unbending · fixed · unchangeable · entrenched · absolutist · doctrinaire · hidebound · calcified
narrow-minded
Intolerant of differing views
- close-mindedUnreceptive to differing views
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- prejudicedBiased against a group
partisan · bigoted · intolerant · opinionated · stubborn · obstinate · adamant · convinced · unquestioning · uncritical
dogmatizedquestioned
Asked for information
doubted · reconsidered · revised · open-minded · adapted
dogmatizedinquired
Asked for information
questioned · deliberated · explored · dialogued · speculated