dog ‧ ma /ˈdɒɡmə $ ˈdɒːɡmə, ˈdɑːɡmə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek dokein 'to seem' ]
a set of firm beliefs held by a group of people who expect other people to accept these beliefs without thinking about them
religious/political/ideological etc dogma
the rejection of political dogma