NOUN | communication | dogma, tenet | a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof |
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cognition | dogma | a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative |
Sounds | daa'gmah | |
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Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... |
Meaning | A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof. | |
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Synonym | tenet | |
Narrower | article of faith, credendum | (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided |
Broader | religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed | The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group |
Spanish | dogma, principio | |
Catalan | dogma | |
Adjectives | dogmatic | relating to or involving dogma |
dogmatic | characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | |
Verbs | dogmatize | state as a dogma |
dogmatize | speak dogmatically |
Meaning | A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative. | |
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Example | "he believed all the Marxist dogma" | |
Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
Spanish | dogma | |
Catalan | dogma | |
Adjectives | dogmatic | relating to or involving dogma |
dogmatic | of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative | |
dogmatical | characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | |
Verbs | dogmatize | state as a dogma |
dogmatize | speak dogmatically |
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