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as in doctrine
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Recent Examples of dogma
The original central dogma explained much of what was known about simple organisms, viruses, and bacteria but did not explain the biology of complex organisms.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The point of dogma is to define and defend the borders of acceptable opinion, and brand anyone who goes outside them as quite simply a heretic.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results are enough to question the dogma of hybrid works as a here-to-stay scenario.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
In classical Greek, dogma referred to a philosophical tenet or decree.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The point of dogma is to define and defend the borders of acceptable opinion, and brand anyone who goes outside them as quite simply a heretic.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results are enough to question the dogma of hybrid works as a here-to-stay scenario.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
In classical Greek, dogma referred to a philosophical tenet or decree.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free-agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).—
Bill Madden,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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This philosophy regulates everything from public education offerings to policies encouraging childbearing among locals.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Jan. 2025
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First, Trump is not anchored in ideology but driven by pragmatism.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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This type of vision and planning creates opportunities for consensus, partnership, and even funding, across sectors and ideologies.—
Dr. Ashwin Vasan,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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