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Dogmatism

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Tendency 76% connected

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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Doctrinaire 74% connected

One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of…

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Doctrinaire 74% connected

One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of…

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Dogmatic 74% connected

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

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Dogmatic 74% connected

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Absoluteness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

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Allege verb · 78% connection

To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.

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Appreciation noun · 78% connection

delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at th…

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Arrogancy noun · 78% connection

Arrogance.

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Arrogant adjective · 78% connection

Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant prete…

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Arrogantness noun · 78% connection

Arrogance.

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Arrogative adjective · 78% connection

Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance.

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Bag verb · 78% connection

To swell with arrogance.

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Character noun · 78% connection

Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a…

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Discernment noun · 78% connection

delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, dogmatist, arrogance, positiveness, stating.
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Dogmaticalness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, dogmatist, arrogance, positiveness, stating.
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Dogmatician noun · 78% connection

A dogmatist.

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Dogmatize verb · 78% connection

To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.

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