dogma

noun

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dog·ma | \ ˈdȯg-mə

, ˈdäg- \

plural dogmas also dogmata\ ˈdȯg-mə-tə

, ˈdäg- \

Definition of dogma

1a : 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

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The Saudi regime has tried to deflect questions about its management of the country … by supporting and spreading an uncompromising religious dogma. — 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 See More

Recent Examples on the Web But a new generation of environmentalists is beginning to challenge the anti-nuclear dogma of its activist forebears. — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 Biden’s 18th-century solution to a 21st-century energy problem Green-energy dogma is like an ocean liner -- slow to change course and difficult to halt. — Jonathan Lesser, National Review, 14 Apr. 2022 Artistic freedom implies the ability to defy dogma, break precedent and challenge authority. — Suzanne Nossel, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 De Niro took the Stanislavskian ethic of rigorous preparation to an extreme without being beholden to the dogma that had grown up around the Method in the United States. — Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2022 We weren’t beaten over the head with political dogma. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022 Even though most progressives disagree with conservative anti-Covid dogma, conservatives have the right to express it. — WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022 The Old Believers are big on old liturgy and ritual, but it’s dogma invested with intense mystery. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 26 Feb. 2022 The main people who care about relevance, though, are academics, obsessed with making the classics meaningful to a generation that’s been subjected to the binary dogma of education: diversity and inclusion. — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022 See More

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