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noun
- 1. a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true: "the dogmas of faith" Similar Opposite
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DOGMA definition: 1. a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept…. Learn more.
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.
Dogma, in its broadest sense, is any belief held unquestioningly and with undefended certainty. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, [1] or Islam, as well as the positions of a philosopher or of a philosophical school, such as Stoicism.
Dogma means the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system. The literal meaning of dogma in ancient Greek was "something that seems true." These days, in English, dogma is more absolute.
Dogma definition: an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church.. See examples of DOGMA used in a sentence.
Dogma definition: A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a religion.
DOGMA definition: a belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept as the truth, without ever doubting…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈdɒɡmə/ /ˈdɔːɡmə/ [uncountable, countable] (often disapproving) a belief or set of beliefs held by a group or organization that others are expected to accept without argument. political/religious/party dogma. She has caused a storm by calling into question one of the central dogmas of the Church. Extra Examples.
1. (Theology) a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true. 2. (Philosophy) a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines: Marxist dogma.
dogma. noun. /ˈdɔɡmə/ , /ˈdɑɡmə/. [uncountable, countable] (often disapproving) a belief or set of beliefs held by a group or organization, that others are expected to accept without argument political/religious/party dogma one of the central dogmas of the Church.
