English Dictionary
Definition of “dogma”
dogma (ˈdɒɡmə
)
Definitions
noun
- a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true
- a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines ⇒
Marxist dogma
Word Origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: opinion, belief, from dokein to seem good
Synonyms
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=
blind faith
certainty,
unquestioning belief arrogant conviction=
doctrine,
teachings,
principle,
opinion,
article,
belief,
creed,
tenet,
precept,
credo,
article of faith,
code of belief
kaupapa,
Usage examples
`He never stopped learning, about all sorts of things, and he always saw religion as ethics more than dogma.
Hocke, Martin, The Ancient and Solitary Reign (1990)Nara Chandrababu Naidu is a politician completely unaffected by dogma or ideology.
India Today (2000)"That's propaganda and dogma emanating from the Government of Israel and has nothing to do with reality on the ground.
New Zealand Herald (2004)Are independent sector residents second-class citizens or are we experiencing just plain dogma against private-sector activity?
Glasgow Herald (2001)You see, you must make a dogma of it, an unshakable bulwark.
Woolger, Roger J., Other Lives, Other Selves (1987)
