ipsedixitism

Related to ipsedixitism: ipse dixit, dogmatic

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ipsedixitism - an unsupported dogmatic assertion

assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

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Deriding it by the label "ipsedixitism," he maintained that a totally different foundation must be found for social practices and institutions.