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
Art no longer belongs to its creators once it’s released — the death of the author and all that — and watching TV isn’t praxis; a series having a certain credo or dogma doesn’t automatically mean that its viewers will, too.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
The Catholic Church’s social doctrine, in which Leo XIV is very well versed, establishes that the concrete economic policy solutions is not a matter of dogma but of prudential decisions.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and his allies made reforms and gradually steered China away from a command economy and Maoist dogma and opened it up to foreign investments and technology.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
The Catholic Church’s social doctrine, in which Leo XIV is very well versed, establishes that the concrete economic policy solutions is not a matter of dogma but of prudential decisions.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and his allies made reforms and gradually steered China away from a command economy and Maoist dogma and opened it up to foreign investments and technology.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dogma
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogma. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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