DOGMA


Meaning of DOGMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯg-mə, ˈdäg- ]

noun

( plural dogmas also dog·ma·ta -mə-tə)

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

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