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dogma

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dog·ma  (dôgm, dg-)
n. pl. dog·mas or dog·ma·ta (-m-t)
1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.
3. A principle or belief or a group of them: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" (Abraham Lincoln).

[Latin, from Greek, opinion, belief, from dokein, to seem, think; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

dogma [ˈdɒgmə]
n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true
2. (Philosophy) a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines Marxist dogma
[via Latin from Greek: opinion, belief, from dokein to seem good]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dogma - a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
article of faith, credendum - (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
church doctrine, religious doctrine, creed, gospel - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
2.dogma - a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

dogma
noun
1. blind faith, certainty, unquestioning belief, arrogant conviction freeing the country from the grip of dogma
2. doctrine, teachings, principle, opinion, article, belief, creed, tenet, precept, credo, article of faith, code of belief the dogma of the Immaculate Conception
Translations
dogma [ˈdɒgmə] N (dogmas or dogmata (pl)) [ˈdɒgmətə]dogma m

dogma [ˈdɒgmə] ndogme m

dogma
nDogma nt

dogma [ˈdɒgmə] ndogma m
dogma [ˈdɒgmə] ndogma m

dogma
n dogma [ˈdogmə]
opinions settled or fixed by an authority, eg the Church. dogma, leerstelling, doktrine عَقيدَه догма dogma dogme; trossætning das Dogma δόγμα dogma dogma اعتقاد؛ حکم opinkappale dogme דוּגמָה, מַעֲרֶכֶת עִיקָרִים सिद्धांत, मत dogma, vjersko načelo dogma dogma kredda; trúarkenning; kenningakerfi dogma 教義 교리 dogma dogma ajaran dogma dogme, fastslått læresetning dogmat dogma dogmă догма(т) dogma, článok viery dogma dogma dogm หลักศาสนา dogma, dinî inanış 教義;教條 догма اصول، عقیدہ giáo điều


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Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive.
Each race writes its line upon the book, as it passes; it erases the ancient Romanesque hieroglyphs on the frontispieces of cathedrals, and at the most one only sees dogma cropping out here and there, beneath the new symbol which it has deposited.
Now, as always, Clare's father was sanguine as a child; and though the younger could not accept his parent's narrow dogma he revered his practice, and recognized the hero under the pietist.
 
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