noun

dogma

DOG-muh

noun

A belief or principle put forward as absolute truth, expected to be accepted without question.

"The new manager challenged the old dogma that meetings had to happen every Monday."

"Religious dogma shaped much of the town's social life."

How to Use Dogma

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA fixed belief that people are expected to accept as true without questioning it.

Common mistake

Don't confuse with "dogmatic" (the adjective describing someone who insists on dogma) — "dogma" itself is the noun for the belief.

Common pairings

religious dogma political dogma challenge the dogma

dogmas plural, dogmata plural

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From Greek dogma, "opinion, tenet," from a verb meaning "to seem good, to think."