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as in doctrine
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
Keith Lockhart’s Pops are pretty accustomed to disrupting dogma (see recent performances with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Jerry Garcia keyboardist Melvin Seals).
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Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
After moving to the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1960s, Braunwald challenged the then-prevailing dogma that development of a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries feeding the heart instantly acted like a light switch to destroy the organ’s muscle.
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Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Schools must defend free inquiry, reject dogma, and privilege the unencumbered search for truth.
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Deborah Kenny,
Time,
20 Apr. 2026
The science moves forward with data, not with dogma and with dismissal.
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CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
After moving to the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1960s, Braunwald challenged the then-prevailing dogma that development of a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries feeding the heart instantly acted like a light switch to destroy the organ’s muscle.
—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Schools must defend free inquiry, reject dogma, and privilege the unencumbered search for truth.
—
Deborah Kenny,
Time,
20 Apr. 2026
The science moves forward with data, not with dogma and with dismissal.
—
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
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The alleged interference by Judge Curry is described as undermining Texas precedent, which recognizes a non-intervention doctrine for claims regarding voluntary associations.
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Now, that doctrine is up to investors to decide.
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Wagner suspects there are ties to the Active Club network, whose adult male members bond over white nationalist ideologies through workout sessions and mixed martial arts and have been associated with Patriot Front.
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Once people are primed to see isolated criminal acts as collective proof, punitive policy can begin to sound like common sense rather than ideology.
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In recent months, Google DeepMind, Meta and Anthropic have begun to hire experts in psychology, philosophy and ethics in order to research the topics of machine consciousness and AI welfare.
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Today's college students have mixed feelings about AI, Fabrizio Cariani, a professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Maryland who teaches a class called AI and the Human Experience, told USA TODAY in May.
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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