Dog"gish (?), a. Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal. -- Dog"gish*ly, adv. -- Dog"gish*ness, n.
Dog"grel (?), a. & n. Same as Doggerel.
Dog"-head`ed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons.
Dog"-heart`ed (?), a. Inhuman; cruel. Shak.
Dog"hole` (?), n. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment. Dryden.
dog"-leg`ged (?), a. (Arch) Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole.
Dog"ma (dg"m), n.; pl. E. Dogmas (-mz), L. Dogmata (-m*t). [L. dogma, Gr. do`gma, pl. do`gmata, fr. dokei^n to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming. Cf. Decent.] 1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity.
Whewell.
2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.
Syn. -- tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine. -- Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption. This is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.
Dog*mat"ic (dg*mt"k), n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.
{ Dog*mat"ic (dg*mt"k), Dog*mat`ic*al (-*kal), } a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr. dogmatiko`s, fr. do`gma: cf. F. dogmatique.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.
2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing.
Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way.
Spectator.
[They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient.
Glanvill.
Dogmatic theology. Same as Dogmatics.
Syn. -- Magisterial; arrogant. See Magisterial.
Dog*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.
Dog*mat"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.
Dog`ma*ti"cian (?), n. A dogmatist.
Dog*mat"ics (?), n. The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.
Dog"ma*tism (?), n. The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism of his conversation.
Sir W. Scott.
Dog"ma*tist (?), n. [L. dogmatistes, Gr. &?; , fr. &?;.] One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.
I expect but little success of all this upon the dogmatist; his opinioned assurance is paramount to argument.
Glanvill.
Dog"ma*tize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dogmatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dogmatizing.] [L. dogmatizare to lay down an opinion, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. F. dogmatiser. See Dogma.] To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.
The pride of dogmatizing schools.
Blackmore.