Synonyms of dogmas

dogmas

noun

variants also dogmata

plural of dogma

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doctrines
• theologies
• creeds
• principles
• beliefs
• canons
• ideologies
• philosophies
• tenets
• convictions
• axioms
• precepts
• symbols
• canon laws
• credos

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ideologies
• philosophies
• doctrines
• axioms
• creeds
• gospels
• theories
• metaphysics
• credos
• tenets
• testaments
• manifestos
• watchwords

Example Sentences

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. — 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