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also dogmata
1
as in doctrines
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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as in ideologies
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
the Golden Rule encompasses a dogma that can serve all mankind
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Recent Examples of dogmas
Far more valuable would be a pivot by the regime’s leadership away from some of the dogmas of its past, and toward reform.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The Dogma manifesto contains 10 new dogmas.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Jesus, who speaks in parables, not in dicta or dogmas, provides us with a primary instance of the power of the nonliteral tale.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
While they were aligned on (mostly) monochromatic looks, the sisters had different dogmas about their bags.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
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Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The Dogma manifesto contains 10 new dogmas.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Jesus, who speaks in parables, not in dicta or dogmas, provides us with a primary instance of the power of the nonliteral tale.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
While they were aligned on (mostly) monochromatic looks, the sisters had different dogmas about their bags.
—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
—
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmas
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Assayas’s aesthetic is too genteel to even imagine the specifics of loathsome doctrines.
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The democratization of drone warfare complicates traditional counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, requiring new doctrines, technologies, and legislative frameworks to confront the evolving threat landscape.
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However, Concha argued that democratic socialist ideologies will not resonate in swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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Essentially, antifa has no structure, no official membership and those who use the label can have different ideologies.
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French Gates shared in a 2024 New York Times interview that she was encouraged by the similarities between her and Scott’s parenting philosophies.
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Entire management philosophies were built around optimizing the relationship between partners, associates, utilization, and realization.
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“Dogmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmas. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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