Main Entry: dog·ma

Pronunciation: \ˈdȯg-mə, ˈdäg-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural dogmas also dog·ma·ta \-mə-tə\

Etymology: Latin dogmat-, dogma, from Greek, from dokein to seem — more at decent

Date: 1638

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