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DOGMA
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Irregular inflected form: dogmata
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
Example:
he believed all the Marxist dogma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dogma" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
dogmatic (relating to or involving dogma)
dogmatic (of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative)
dogmatical (characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles)
dogmatize (speak dogmatically)
dogmatize (state as a dogma)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
Synonyms:
dogma; tenet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dogma" is a kind of...):
church doctrine; creed; gospel; religious doctrine (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dogma"):
article of faith; credendum ((Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided)
Derivation:
dogmatic (characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles)
dogmatize (speak dogmatically)
dogmatize (state as a dogma)
