dogmatic belief

collocation in English

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dogmatic
adjective
uk
/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/us
/dɑːɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/
If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk
/bɪˈliːf/us
/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofdogmaticandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And there is thedogmaticbeliefthat all extensions of democracy—the apparent rule of the majority—bring good.
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It has adogmaticbeliefin the virtue of competition, except when capitalist amalgamation and capitalist restrictive practices are concerned.
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They have been driven by adogmaticbeliefin free market solutions, irrespective of the transport consequences.
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That is adogmaticbelief, unsupported by the evidence.
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Naturalism is not adogmaticbeliefthat the modern view of science is entirely correct.
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The bureaucratic planning authorities which, with their dogmatic beliefs, are destroying and depopulating rural society, need to show more understanding.
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No change should be brought about by dogmatic beliefs or zealous pursuit of some remote, unjustified or unaccountable centralism.
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Is it not better to build houses where they are wanted rather than according to dogmatic beliefs?
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During his career he sought to liberate ophthalmology from dogmatic beliefs held at the time, and to establish ophthalmology on a foundation of careful observation.
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Socialism is an economic science, not a system of dogmatic beliefs.
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In general, critics of traditional subluxation-based chiropractic (including chiropractors) are skeptical of its clinical value, dogmatic beliefs and metaphysical approach.
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One point of differentiation lies not in dogmatic beliefs but in liturgical practices.
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