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The meaning of DOGMA is something held as an established opinion; especially : a definite authoritative tenet. How to use dogma in a sentence.
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 .
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.
DOGMA definition: 1. a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept…. Learn more.
a belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept as the truth, without ever doubting them: political dogma. (Definition of dogma from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
IPA guide. 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.
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