dogmatism
noun
[ ˈdɒɡmətɪz(ə)m ]
• the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.
• "a culture of dogmatism and fanaticism"
Similar:
opinionatedness,
peremptoriness,
assertiveness,
imperativeness,
doctrinairism,
authoritarianism,
imperiousness,
high-handedness,
arrogance,
dictatorialness,
inflexibility,
rigidity,
entrenchment,
intolerance,
narrow-mindedness,
small-mindedness,
bigotry,
Origin:
early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin dogmatismus, from Latin dogma (see dogma).
