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dogma

[dawg-muh, dog-]

noun

plural

dogmas 
,

plural

dogmata .
  1. an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church.

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  2. a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church.

    the dogma of the Assumption;

    the recently defined dogma of papal infallibility.

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  3. prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group.

    the difficulty of resisting political dogma.

  4. a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle.

    the classic dogma of objectivity in scientific observation.

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dogma

/ ˈɒɡə /

noun

  1. a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true

  2. a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines

    Marxist dogma

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dogma

  1. A teaching or set of teachings laid down by a religious group, usually as part of the essential beliefs of the group.

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The term dogma is often applied to statements put forward by someone who thinks, inappropriately, that they should be accepted without proof.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dogma1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin: “philosophical tenet, principle, dogma,” from Greek ó “what seems good, opinion, belief, (in philosophy) doctrine; decision, public decree, ordinance,” equivalent to ǰ(î) “to expect, think, seem, seem good, pretend” + -ma noun suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dogma1

C17: via Latin from Greek: opinion, belief, from dokein to seem good
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“They stand against dogma, conformity and indoctrination. We can disagree, passionately, even vehemently, but always respectfully.”

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The ashram she built in the Santa Monica mountains was as subversive as any free school or fringe arts cohort, just without the shrillness of dogma.

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He is viewed by some as more likely to prioritise diplomacy and a global outlook than the purity of Catholic dogma.

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I know the distinction between experience and dogma.

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A belief system that may have the highest proportion of logical inconsistencies, irrational dogma, failed prophecies and broken promises of all major worldviews is one now on the upswing in the Western world.

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