Dogma Definition
dôgmə, dŏg-
dogmas, dogmata
noun
dogmas
A doctrine; tenet; belief.
Webster's New World
Doctrines, tenets, or beliefs, collectively.
Webster's New World
A principle or statement of ideas, or a group of such principles or statements, especially when considered to be authoritative or accepted uncritically.
American Heritage
A positive, arrogant assertion of opinion.
Webster's New World
A doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Dogma
Noun
Singular:
dogma
Plural:
dogmas, dogmataOrigin of Dogma
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From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dogma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokeō, “I seem good, think”) (more at decent). Treated in the 17c. -18c. as Greek, with plural dogmata.
From Wiktionary
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Latin from Greek opinion, belief from dokein to seem, think dek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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