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Dogma - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dogma : (noun)
1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without
proof [syn: tenet]
2: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he
believed all the Marxist dogma"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dogma : \Dog"ma\, n.; pl. E. Dogmas, L. Dogmata. [L. dogma,
Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ? to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet
it is becoming. Cf. Decent.]
1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. --
Whewell.
2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a
definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or
truth; an arbitrary dictum.
Syn: tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine.
Usage: -- Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is
maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets
of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid
down with authority as indubitably true, especially a
religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A
tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a
dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to
decide and determine. Dogma has in our language
acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its
carrying with it the idea of undue authority or
assumption. This is more fully the case with its
derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DOGMA, civil law. This word is used in the first chapter, first section, of
the second Novel, and signifies an ordinance of the senate. See also Dig.
27, 1, 6.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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