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In Reply to: what's Dogma? nt posted by Boondoggle on July 21, 2003 at 13:51:21:
4 entries found for dogma.
dog·ma ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dōgm, dg-)
n. pl. dog·mas or dog·ma·ta (-m-t)
A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.
A principle or belief or a group of them: “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present” (Abraham Lincoln).
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[Latin, from Greek, opinion, belief, from dokein, to seem, think. See dek- in Indo-European Roots.]