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dogmatics

dogmatics

1 9.3
Official religious beliefs and their study, especially in Christianity
  • noun
  • /dɔɡˈmætɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dogmática
  • Nor do I mean specific dogma; that is to say, dogmatics.
  • Church Dogmatics

Examples

  • Dogmatics, as a presentation of this truth, has to be systematic theology, a systematic doctrine of God and nothing else.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Though a Nicene formula is not apparent in discourses about these developments, their pertinence to contemporary trinitarian dogmatics is ignored at great expense.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pannenberg: The Truth Claim of Dogmatics

    Academic text (2009)
  • The testing of the truth of dogma is the task of dogmatics.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The strength of Pannenberg's argument lies in the connection he makes among dogmatics, the community of faith, and the truth question.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Not just apologetics, but dogmatics as well must be attuned to the culture and age in which it is written.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The specifically scientific nature which, since the days of Scholasticism, has been claimed for dogmatics, or more generally, as was then said, for theology, is thus closely connected to the systematic investigation and presentation of Christian teaching.

    Academic text (2009)
  • His concern for the truth question of dogma leads him to accept Gerhard Sauter's understanding of dogmatics as the science of dogma or the science of Christian doctrine.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Worter (1819-1901) was a student of Staudenmaier and a professor of Dogmatics and Apologetics at Freiburg from 1858 to 1897.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The study of dogmatics provides a framework for understanding Christian beliefs and their implications.

Synonyms

teaching
vsdogmatics
217 3.4

Ideas or rules of a belief system

is more specific to formal official beliefs and their organized study
doctrine
vsdogmatics
199 6.0

A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party

adds the idea of formal organization and study of those group beliefs
dogma
vsdogmatics
48 7.7

A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question

is broader, covering official beliefs and also the study of them
theology
vsdogmatics
  • Specialized
37 7.7

Religious ideas and teachings held by one group

leans more toward the official beliefs plus their systematic examination
religious doctrine
vsdogmatics
4 4.5

A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches

extends this to the systematic study and organization of those official beliefs
Christian theology
vsdogmatics
  • Specialized
3 7.0

The study of Christian beliefs and church teaching by scholars

is similar but can mean both the doctrines and their formal study
church doctrine
vsdogmatics
3 5.3

A set of official religious beliefs that a Christian church teaches

is wider, applying to official beliefs and their organized study beyond one group
theological system
vsdogmatics
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A group's organized beliefs and teachings about God and religion

also names the official beliefs plus their systematic study and analysis
theological doctrine
vsdogmatics
  • Specialized
9.0

A set of beliefs taught by a religious group

is broader, covering the whole set and study of such principles

How Systematic

dogmatics
  • Specialized
1 9.3
creed
72 4.5
doctrine
199 6.0
teaching
572 1.0
idea
1.0

Surface Forms

dogmatics singular
dogmaticses plural

Morphology

dogmatics = dogmatic (semi-transparent) = dogma + tic + s

Formed from the adjective 'dogmatic' by adding '-s' (or reflecting the discipline-forming '-ics'); the link to 'dogma' is clear but the specialized academic meaning ('the study or body of doctrines') may not be fully predictable to learners.

Etymology

Dogmatics comes from the Greek word dogma, which means 'teaching' or 'opinion' and was used for beliefs people accepted as true. So dogmatics is the study or system of those official religious 'teachings', which is why it means formal religious doctrines.