dogmatics

[ dawg-mat-iks, dog- ]

/ dɔgˈmæt ɪks, dɒg- /

the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.

Also called dogmatic theology, doctrinal theology.

Origin of dogmatics

First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at dogmatic, -ics

dogleg fence, doglike, dogma, dogman, dogmatic, dogmatics, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatize, dogme, dognap

Dogmatics, systematics, dialectics were what everybody wanted.

The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation |Ernst Von Dobschutz
Nanny adhered to the Dogmatics, and inferred, from reason and nature, that heat was the best application for driving away cold.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland |Various
It isnt ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up.

A Horse's Tale |Mark Twain
The Avesta, then, is not a system of dogmatics, but a book of worship.

Ten Great Religions |James Freeman Clarke

Therefore it is perhaps possible to put the temerity of the Dogmatics to shame in aetiology by these Tropes.

Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism |Mary Mills Patrick

dogmatics

/ (dɒɡˈmætɪks) /

(functioning as singular) the study of religious dogmas and doctrines Also called: dogmatic theology, doctrinal theology