undogmatic
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈdɔɡˌmætɪk/
- Students' narratives, write Downing and Sosnoski, "often express novel, unexpected, and undogmatic points of view if they are not dismissed as naive or uninformed" (280).
Examples
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In discussions about philosophy, it's important to remain undogmatic and open to alternative viewpoints.
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But how to recognize the novel, the unexpected, and the undogmatic?
Academic text (1999) -
In the end, Gregory offers a cautious, undogmatic support of the Origenist position.
Academic text (1993) -
The fully experienced person, Gadamer says, is the one who is most "radically undogmatic," most capable of assimilating new experience.
Academic text (1997) -
She approached the debate with an undogmatic mindset, welcoming new ideas and differing opinions.
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His undogmatic attitude allowed him to embrace various perspectives on morality and ethics.
Synonyms
Forming your own opinions without following people in power, especially about religion
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Open to new ideas and willing to change views
Open to new ideas and not following strict beliefs
Being open to different religious opinions and practices
Not accepting fixed beliefs that people do not question
Antonyms
How Open-minded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undogmatic breaks into un- ('not') and dogmatic, which comes from dogma meaning 'a fixed belief' or 'accepted opinion'. So, to be undogmatic is to be 'not stuck' to one fixed belief and to be open-minded.