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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
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
But Wolfe’s good point, in his writing on architecture, was that there was an immense reservoir of idiomatic American style that deserved to be taken as seriously—or, more to the point, as joyfully—as any European art-school dogma.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
But Wolfe’s good point, in his writing on architecture, was that there was an immense reservoir of idiomatic American style that deserved to be taken as seriously—or, more to the point, as joyfully—as any European art-school dogma.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
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The destruction of the doctrine led directly to the creation of the right-wing talk-radio program The Rush Limbaugh Show the next year and, less than a decade later, of Fox News — a political movement giving direct rise to a fiercely partisan and sometimes fact-agnostic right-wing media.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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The likely resolution lies in the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers.—
Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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This year, South Korea will be recognized as the Country of Honor, with a strand exploring the history and philosophy of Korean cinema and its global reach.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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In line with her recent beauty philosophy, the star opted for a minimal makeup look with flushed cheeks and a subtle pink lip.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, tracing their roots to 20th-century resistance movements in Europe.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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And hatred rather than ideology is the animating force?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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