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dogma

UK/ˈdɒɡ.mə/ US/ˈdɔɡ.mə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

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2.

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

  • “he believed all the Marxist dogma”

Origin

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata. Compare decent.

Phrases

  • central dogma
  • dogmatic theology

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