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 grounds2: a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church