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- DictionaryDog·ma/ˈdôɡmə/
noun
- 1. a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true: "the rejection of political dogma"
The meaning of DOGMA is something held as an established opinion; especially : a definite authoritative tenet. How to use dogma in a sentence.
DOGMA definition: 1. a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept…. Learn more.
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. If you believe in a certain religion or philosophy, you believe in its dogma, or core assumptions.
Dogma, in its broadest sense, is any belief held definitively and without the possibility of reform. 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, the positions of a philosopher or philosophical school, such as Stoicism, and political ...
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: philosophy, doctrine. a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church: the dogma of the Assumption; the recently defined dogma of papal infallibility.
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.
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.