Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
التعصب للرأي والنفس
English translation:
opinionatedness
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Ahmed Ali
Nov 26, 2005 16:07
18 yrs ago
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Arabic term
التعصب للرأي والنفس
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Religion
إن التعصب للرأي والنفس من أول دلائل التطرف، بحيث لا يعترف المرء للآخرين بوجود، ويحجر على آراء مخالفيه ويلغيها، فهو يثبت رأيه ويتعصب لنفسه، وينفي كل ما عداه.
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A Nabil Bouitieh
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
United Kingdom
35+ Years in Translation Field
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Iraqi) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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opinionated
متعنت، متصلب. متشبث برأيه. عقيدي: ذو علاقة برأي أو عقيدة.
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Comment: "Thank you."
9 mins
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zeal
other terms are: extremism, fanaticism, intolerance, narrow mindedness, prejudice
31 mins
Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in Arabic
Switzerland
Reliable & Certified
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Italian to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Arabic term (edited):
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fanaticism of opinion and self fanaticism
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Alexander Yeltsov
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to Russian, and 1 more.
Arabic term (edited):
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blind/utter devotion to one's opinion and extreme self confidence
Best regards!
Peer comment(s):
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Michael McCain (X)
: or perhaps 'Clinging fanatically to one's own opinion and excessive self confidence'
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Thank you, Michael!
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Aisha Maniar
: agree with Michael that "excessive" is better than "extreme" for the second part
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Thank you, Aisha!
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59 mins
Arabic term (edited):
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absolute claims for oneself and one's beliefs
I might agree with you Ahmed! it depends on the whole text. What do you think of this one?
please see below!
please see below!
Reference:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/05/17/climate_change?mode=PF
1 hr
Arabella K-
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
accurate and reliable
Native in: Romanian 
, Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
Arabic term (edited):
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Accepting one's own opinions only & refusing any other's
accepting one's own opinions and refusing any other's
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Hazem Hamdy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Specializes in field
Egypt
Linguistic/Technical combination
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Arabic term (edited):
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bigotry for one's opinions and self
bigotry for one's opinions and self is one of the primary indicators/signs of extremism
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