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What is "dogma" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does dogma mean in English? Meaning of dogma definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "dogma" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "dogma": a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Noun

  • Meaning: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • Synonyms: dogma tenet
  • Hyponyms: article of faith credendum
  • Hypernyms: church doctrine creed gospel religious doctrine

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈdɔɡ.mə/, /ˈdɑɡ.mə/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈdɒɡ.mə/

    Hyphenation: dog‧ma

    Meaning of "dogma": a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

    Noun

  • Meaning: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  • Example: he believed all the Marxist dogma
  • Synonyms: dogma
  • Hypernyms: doctrine ism philosophical system philosophy school of thought

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈdɔɡ.mə/, /ˈdɑɡ.mə/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈdɒɡ.mə/

    Hyphenation: dog‧ma

  • Adjective: An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true regardless of evidence, or without evidence to support it. The unforgiving dogma of Stalinism is that what the party leader, however cruel and incompetent, decrees, however absurd, must be accepted as law.A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader. In the Catholic Church, new dogmas can only be declared by the pope after the extremely rare procedure ex cathedra to make them part of the official faith.

    • Synonyms:

    credo, creed, tenet, precept, doctrine, gospel, conviction, canon, rule, article, opinion, persuasion, view, teachings, credenda, article of faith,

    Antonyms:

    ambiguity, doubt, indecision, unbelief, uncertainty,

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