dogma

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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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Singular
dogma

Plural
dogmas or dogmata

dogma (plural dogmas or dogmata)

  1. 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
  2. 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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dogma n.

  1. A dogma, an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion

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dogma n. (plural dogma's, diminutive dogmaatje, diminutive plural dogmaatjes)

  1. A dogma

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  • IPA: /ˈdogmɒ/
  • Hyphenation: dog‧ma

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dogma (plural dogmák)

  1. A dogma

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dogma m. (plural dogmi)

  1. A dogma

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From Ancient Greek δόγμα (dogma), opinion, tenet), from δοκεῖν (dokein), to seem good, think).

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dogma (genitive dogmatis); n, third declension

  1. A philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma
  2. A decree, order

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Number Singular Plural
nominative dogma dogmata
genitive dogmatis dogmatum
dative dogmatī dogmatibus
accusative dogma dogmata
ablative dogmate dogmatibus
vocative dogma dogmata

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dogma m.

  1. A dogma.

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dogma m. (plural dogmas)

Singular
dogma m.

Plural
dogmas m.

  1. A dogma