as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
a dogmatist as far as economics are concerned, he's an unquestioning supporter of the supply-side theory
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Recent Examples of dogmatist
Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Sly had too generous a spirit to be a dogmatist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Although not a dogmatist, Xi cares deeply about ideology and has even blamed the collapse of the Soviet Union in part on Moscow’s failure to ensure that people took Marxism-Leninism seriously.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
While seeing themselves as the forces of enlightenment, these folks who use the prince of darkness as their mascot are really intolerant dogmatists.
—Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2019
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Sly had too generous a spirit to be a dogmatist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Although not a dogmatist, Xi cares deeply about ideology and has even blamed the collapse of the Soviet Union in part on Moscow’s failure to ensure that people took Marxism-Leninism seriously.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
While seeing themselves as the forces of enlightenment, these folks who use the prince of darkness as their mascot are really intolerant dogmatists.
—Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Americans, even or especially historians, tend to treat the early New Englanders as dogmatists: narrow, pious simpletons.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
But even at its height, this view only gained currency among a very small cohort of sectarian dogmatists.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2019
Which brings us to the flaw in this admirable book: Mr. King is a purist and a dogmatist whose tastes, though deep, are freakishly narrow.
—Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmatist
Noun
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Republicans are all in on giving away goodies to their co-partisans and fermenting a code that looks like Swiss cheese.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The economy overall Beyond the personal, partisans have slightly different takes on what's happening to the state's economy.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2025, the eatery was voted among the Top 50 sports bar in Charlotte, cementing itself as a go-to spot for sports fanatics, CharlotteFive previously reported.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, the Duffer Brothers were early film fanatics, reportedly creating their first feature film in the fourth grade.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The interview takes an unexpected turn, however, as the woman turns out to be a bigot.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the stunt goes south as Wooley turns out to be an unabashed bigot who embarrasses the show and gets scolded by the host.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
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“Dogmatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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