noun
dogma
DAWG-muh/ˈdɔːɡmə/
A belief or principle accepted as unquestionably true.
The congregation receives the book's teachings as unquestionable dogma.
Etymology
Greek dogma meant an opinion or tenet, literally “that which one thinks is true.” Its development into a firmly established principle connects it with a doctrine accepted as authoritative rather than merely a personal view.
In context
The assertion of dogma that closes the mind and turns a nation, a civilization into a regiment of ghosts.
More examples
- She questioned the prevailing economic dogma.
- The class examined a central religious dogma.
- He preferred evidence to unquestioned dogma.
Forms
dogma · dogmata
Similar words
- doctrine
- Doctrine is an organized teaching; dogma particularly means a belief accepted as unquestionable.
- assumption
- An assumption may be provisional; dogma resists questioning.