From Merriam-Webster
dog·mat·ic
Pronunciation: dog-'ma-tik, däg-
Variant(s): also dog·mat·i·cal /-ti-k&l/
Function: adjective
1 : characterized by or given to the use of dogmatism <a dogmatic critic>
2 : of or relating to dogma
dog·ma
Pronunciation: 'dog-m&, 'däg-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural dogmas also dog·ma·ta /-m&-t&/
Etymology: Latin dogmat-, dogma, from Greek, from dokein to seem -- more at DECENT
1 a : something held as an established opinion; especially : a definite authoritative tenet b : a code of such tenets <pedagogical dogma> c : a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds
2 : a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church
zeal·ot
Pronunciation: 'ze-l&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zElOtEs, from zElos
1 capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century A.D. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine
2 : a zealous person; especially : a fanatical partisan
Geezzz....now I have to have a dictionary before I can log into THR.
Lemme see here - this could mean that ancient Judeans opposing the Romans thought that Taurus made better revolvers than Ruger & had church doctrine to support that. Hogwash! Taurus QC wasn't improved until "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred ninety two".
