n.
Pronunciation: ' do ̇ g-m ə , ' däg-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dogmas also dog · ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: Latin dogmat-, dogma, from Greek, from dokein to seem ― more at DECENT
Date: 1638
1 a : something held as an established opinion especially : a definite authoritative tenet b : a code of such tenets <pedagogical dogma > c : a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds
2 : a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church