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a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Recent Examples of dogma
His 1559 index counted any books written by people the church deemed heretics – anyone not speaking dogma, in the widest sense.
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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
The previous paradigm was given in what is called the central dogma.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Brin, like many in Silicon Valley, is seemingly committed to the dogma that the current trajectory of generative AI will lead to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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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
The previous paradigm was given in what is called the central dogma.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Brin, like many in Silicon Valley, is seemingly committed to the dogma that the current trajectory of generative AI will lead to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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Although the origins of the doctrine remain in some dispute, most scholars cite its first mention in ancient Roman law.—
Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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His isolationist tariff doctrine has already hit other major U.S. trade partners with sweeping duties on automobiles, steel and general imports.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Noun
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For anyone in the audience who may not know much about Bernie Sanders, Adomian’s line about one percent of the audience’s monopoly on the legroom quickly establishes his philosophy.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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But at the same time, much of Means’s philosophy toward health doesn’t seem that objectionable.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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The financial architecture of the next decade will not be defined solely by regulation or ideology.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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At the start of World War II, most governments required zoos to embrace an ideology of sacrifice – a willingness to set the needs of the state above their own.—
John M. Kinder,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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