Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: DOG'GED-NESS – DOG'MA-TIZE
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DOG'GED-NESS, n.
Sullenness; moroseness.
DOG'GER, n.
A Dutch fishing vessel used in the German Ocean, particularly in the herring fishery. It is equipped with two masts, a main-mast and a mizzen-mast, somewhat resembling a ketch. – Encyc.
DOG'GER-EL, a.
An epithet given to a kind of loose, irregular measure in burlesque poetry, like that of Hudibras; as, doggerel verse or rhyme. – Dryden. Addison.
DOG'GER-EL, n.
A loose, irregular kind of poetry; used in burlesque. – Dryden. Swift.
DOG'GER-MAN, n.
A sailor belonging to a dogger.
DOG'GERS, n.
In English alum works, a sort of stone found in the mines with the true alum-rock, containing some alum. – Encyc.
DOG'GING, ppr. [from dog.]
Hunting; pursuing incessantly or importunately.
DOG'GISH, a.
Like a dog; churlish; growling; snappish; brutal.
DOG'HEART-ED, a.
Cruel; pitiless; malicious. – Shak.
DOG'HOLE, n.
A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation. – Dryden. Pope.
DOG'HOUSE, n.
A kennel for dogs. – Overbury.
DOG'KEN-NEL, n.
A kennel or hut for dogs. – Dryden.
DOG'LAT-IN, n.
Barbarous Latin.
DOG'LEACH, n.
A dog-doctor. – Beaum.
DOG'LOUSE, n.
An insect that is found on dogs.
DOG'LY, a.
Like a dog. [Not in use.]
DOG'MA, n. [Gr. δογμα, from δοκεω, to think; L. dogma.]
A settled opinion; a principle, maxim or tenet; a doctrinal notion, particularly in matters of faith and philosophy; as, the dogmas of the church; the dogmas of Plato. Compliment my dogma, and I will compliment yours. – J. M. Mason.
DOG'-MAD, a.
Mad as a dog.
DOG-MAT'IC, or DOG-MAT'IC-AL, a.
- Pertaining to a dogma, or to settled opinion.
- Positive; magisterial; asserting or disposed to assert with authority or with overbearing and arrogance; applied to persons; as, a dogmatic schoolman or philosopher. – Boyle.
- Positive; asserted with authority; authoritative; as, a dogmatical opinion.
- Arrogant; overbearing in asserting and maintaining opinions.
DOG-MAT'IC-AL-LY, adv.
Positively; in a magisterial manner; arrogantly.
The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.
DOG-MAT'ICS, n.
Doctrinal theology; a term used by German writers. – Murdock.
DOG'MA-TISM, n.
Positive assertion; arrogance; positiveness in opinion.
DOG'MA-TIST, n.
A positive assertor; a magisterial teacher; a bold or arrogant advancer of principles. – Watts.
DOG'MA-TIZE, v.i.
To assert positively; to teach with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance. Men often dogmatize most, when they are least supported by reason. – Anon.