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dogma

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

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