plural dogmas also dogmata
ˈdȯg-mə-tə 
ˈdäg-
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
Examples of dogma in a Sentence
The Saudi regime has tried to deflect questions about its management of the country … by supporting and spreading an uncompromising religious dogma.
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Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2001
He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma, to puncture it with data and detached observations.
—Sherwin B. Nuland, New Republic, 19 Feb. 2001
It had long been biological dogma that whales were scarce in the open ocean, but the Navy was picking up whale songs thousands of miles from land.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2000
For in creating a cultural orthodoxy designed to combat racism, urban disorder, and a legacy of oppression, we subject ourselves to delusional dogma, the tyranny of conformity …
—Gerald Early, Harper's, January 1997
These new findings challenge the current dogma in the field.
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2001
He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma, to puncture it with data and detached observations.
—Sherwin B. Nuland, New Republic, 19 Feb. 2001
It had long been biological dogma that whales were scarce in the open ocean, but the Navy was picking up whale songs thousands of miles from land.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2000
For in creating a cultural orthodoxy designed to combat racism, urban disorder, and a legacy of oppression, we subject ourselves to delusional dogma, the tyranny of conformity …
—Gerald Early, Harper's, January 1997
These new findings challenge the current dogma in the field.
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
Recent Examples on the Web
Both the ancient dogma of maternal impression and the emerging ethos of Silicon Valley baby-coders offer the promise of control.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
His 1559 index counted any books written by people the church deemed heretics – anyone not speaking dogma, in the widest sense.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
The type of flexible thinking that Maresca and his dogma is totally incapable of.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
His 1559 index counted any books written by people the church deemed heretics – anyone not speaking dogma, in the widest sense.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
The type of flexible thinking that Maresca and his dogma is totally incapable of.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogma. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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