dogma
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈdɔɡmə/
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dogma
- Until recently, the traditional dogma of pathology asserted that cancer cells can only give rise to more cancer cells.
- religious dogma
- doctrine and dogma
- Catholic dogma
That's completely contrary to the dogma of developmental biology.
- That's completely contrary to the dogma of developmental biology.
- Whether we have that judgement, that dogma or not, that's up to us.
- And instead we've heard quite a lot of old dogma of decline.
- And, but I had been trying the medical dogma for years and it wasn't working for me.
- You know, which religious doctrine is correct, which dogma is justified.
- So that's why we are trapped in between dogma or science, which also is another dogma.
- A true seeker will be free from all type of dogmas.
- Such courses too often come across as a frozen body of dogma.
- That's what science is for, is to debunk the previous generations dogma.
- So the problem with that, though, is that it became entrenched dogma.
Examples
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Many scholars believe that questioning established dogma is essential for progress in science.
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This is the old dogma, and this dogma is flawed and it's not quite true.
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Religious dogma must be dropped.
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Why limit yourself to one dogma?
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You see, in this new space, I wanna promote a dogma that values making time for each other.
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What was once settled dogma in this respect has now become highly problematic.
Academic text (2017) -
The development of dogma must be distinguished from the development of theology.
Academic text (1990) -
Count yourself lucky that absolution is very much part of this religion's dogma.
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We should question dogma and pragmatism and push the envelope to discover new and better treatments for our patients.
Academic text (2017) -
That's completely contrary to the dogma of developmental biology.
Synonyms
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4.4
A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts
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3.4
Ideas or rules of a belief system
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6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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4.5
A set of beliefs that guide a person or group
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6.7
A belief or rule that a group accepts as true
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3.8
A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
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7.4
Traditional beliefs and practices accepted by a group, especially in religion
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5.6
An idea people accept as completely true
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7.5
A rule that guides how people behave or think
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7.5
A set of beliefs that guide how a person or group acts
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4.5
A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches
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6.0
A belief accepted without question by a group
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5.3
A set of official religious beliefs that a Christian church teaches
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7.7
A set of ideas and beliefs that a group of thinkers accept
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9.3
Official religious beliefs and their study, especially in Christianity
A set of beliefs taught by a religious group
A main idea or group of ideas in a way of thinking
A set of ideas about life, knowledge, or right and wrong that people accept and follow
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How Authoritative
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Etymology
Dogma comes from a Greek word meaning 'opinion' and from the verb dokein meaning 'to think' or 'to seem'. So, dogma today is a belief or rule that an authority says is true and that people are expected to accept.