dogma
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin dogma (“‘philosophical tenet’”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (“‘opinion, tenet’”), from δοκεῖν (dokein), “‘to seem good, think’”) (more at decent). Treated in the 17c. -18c. as Greek, with plural dogmata.
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dogma (plural dogmas or dogmata)
- An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true regardless of evidence, or without evidence to support it.
- The unforgiving dogma of Stalinism is that what the party leader, however cruel and incompetent, decrees, however absurd, must be accepted as dogma
- A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
- In the Catholic Church, new dogmas can only be declared by the pope after the extremely rare procedure ex cathedra to make them part of the official faith.
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authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion
doctrine
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- Anagrams of adgmo
- go mad
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dogma n.
- A dogma, an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion
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declension of dogma
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | dogma | dogmata |
| genitive | dogmatu | dogmat |
| dative | dogmatu | dogmatům |
| accusative | dogma | dogmata |
| vocative | dogma | dogmata |
| locative | dogmatu | dogmatech |
| instrumental | dogmatem | dogmaty |
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- dogmatismus m.
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dogma n. (plural dogma's, diminutive dogmaatje, diminutive plural dogmaatjes)
- A dogma
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- geloofspunt n.
- leerstelling
- leerstuk n.
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- dogmaticus m.
- dogmatisch (adjective)
- dogmatisme n.
[edit] Hungarian
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- IPA: /ˈdogmɒ/
- Hyphenation: dog‧ma
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dogma (plural dogmák)
- A dogma
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dogma m. (plural dogmi)
- A dogma
[edit] Latin
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From Ancient Greek δόγμα (dogma), “‘opinion, tenet’”), from δοκεῖν (dokein), “‘to seem good, think’”).
[edit] Noun
dogma (genitive dogmatis); n, third declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | dogma | dogmata |
| genitive | dogmatis | dogmatum |
| dative | dogmatī | dogmatibus |
| accusative | dogma | dogmata |
| ablative | dogmate | dogmatibus |
| vocative | dogma | dogmata |
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- dogmaticus m.
- dogmatistes m.
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dogma m.
- A dogma.
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[edit] Noun
dogma m. (plural dogmas)
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- A dogma
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