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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.
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, 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. noun [ C or U ] disapproving uk / ˈdɒɡ.mə / us / ˈdɑːɡ.mə /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts. Compare. tenet formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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. Other forms: dogmas; dogmata. 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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