plural dogmas also dogmata
ˈdȯg-mə-tə 
ˈdäg-
1
a
: something held as an established opinion
especially
: a definite authoritative tenet
b
: a code of such tenets
pedagogical dogma
c
: a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds
2
: a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church
Examples of dogma in a Sentence
The Saudi regime has tried to deflect questions about its management of the country … by supporting and spreading an uncompromising religious dogma.
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Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2001
He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma, to puncture it with data and detached observations.
—Sherwin B. Nuland, New Republic, 19 Feb. 2001
It had long been biological dogma that whales were scarce in the open ocean, but the Navy was picking up whale songs thousands of miles from land.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2000
For in creating a cultural orthodoxy designed to combat racism, urban disorder, and a legacy of oppression, we subject ourselves to delusional dogma, the tyranny of conformity …
—Gerald Early, Harper's, January 1997
These new findings challenge the current dogma in the field.
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2001
He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma, to puncture it with data and detached observations.
—Sherwin B. Nuland, New Republic, 19 Feb. 2001
It had long been biological dogma that whales were scarce in the open ocean, but the Navy was picking up whale songs thousands of miles from land.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2000
For in creating a cultural orthodoxy designed to combat racism, urban disorder, and a legacy of oppression, we subject ourselves to delusional dogma, the tyranny of conformity …
—Gerald Early, Harper's, January 1997
These new findings challenge the current dogma in the field.
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
Recent Examples on the Web
The language of radicals and extremists is not born in the margins, as the folklore has gone about replacement theory, the foul dogma the gunman used to justify his slaughter in Buffalo.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022
Spiritualism allowed practitioners to forgo religious authority, scripture, and dogma when accessing the spirit world.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
The symbolism of debuting the presentation in Dallas–where Roe v. Wade was first argued in 1970 before reaching the Supreme Court in 1973–and in Texas–where dogma and control trump safety for pregnant women–is not lost on the curators.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a generation of conservative dogma had suddenly been washed away.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022
Spiritualism allowed practitioners to forgo religious authority, scripture, and dogma when accessing the spirit world.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
The symbolism of debuting the presentation in Dallas–where Roe v. Wade was first argued in 1970 before reaching the Supreme Court in 1973–and in Texas–where dogma and control trump safety for pregnant women–is not lost on the curators.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a generation of conservative dogma had suddenly been washed away.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogma. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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