noun

dogmatism

dogmatism, arrogance, rigidity

His dogmatism prevented any real debate.

His dogmatism prevented any real debate.

She argued against scientific dogmatism.

She argued against scientific dogmatism.

((sb.'s)) dogmatism someone's tendency to be dogmatic His dogmatism prevented any real debate.

Synonyms: inflexibility, rigidity; Antonyms: open-mindedness

From 'dogma' plus the suffix '-ism', which denotes a practice, system, or philosophy.

This is the 'ism' or the attitude/practice of being dogmatic. If 'dogma' is the belief, 'dogmatism' is the unyielding attitude about it.

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