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Dogma

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Noun

1. dogma, tenet

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

2. dogma

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

Example Sentences:
'he believed all the Marxist dogma'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dogma

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noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
1. 
a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true
2. 
a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines
Marxist dogma

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Dogma

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nounWord forms: plural ˈdogmas or ˈdogmata (ˈdɔgmətə ; dôgˈmətə; ˈdɑgmətə ; dägˈmətə)
1. 
a doctrine; tenet; belief
2. 
doctrines, tenets, or beliefs, collectively
3. 
a positive, arrogant assertion of opinion
4.  Ecclesiastical
a doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dogma

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n. pl. dog·mas or dog·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a religion.
2. A principle or statement of ideas, or a group of such principles or statements, especially when considered to be authoritative or accepted uncritically: "Much education consists in the instilling of unfounded dogmas in place of a spirit of inquiry" (Bertrand Russell).

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