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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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That rapid transformation is embedded in one business philosophy of Hart’s: flexibility.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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That same philosophy also guides our thinking beyond individual stocks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave, the dean of cardinals who navigates the process, which involves the examination of different ideologies and the eventual selection of a new pope that comes with a major plot twist.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their choices and ideologies take them far apart from each other.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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