dogma
dogma definition
dogma (dôg′mə, däg′-)
noun pl. dogmas -·mas or dogmata -·mata (-mə tə)
- a doctrine; tenet; belief
- doctrines, tenets, or beliefs, collectively
- a positive, arrogant assertion of opinion
- Eccles. a doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed
Etymology: L, an opinion, that which one believes (in LL(Ec), a decree, order) < Gr, opinion, judgment < dokein, to seem: see decent
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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