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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
But Wolfe’s good point, in his writing on architecture, was that there was an immense reservoir of idiomatic American style that deserved to be taken as seriously—or, more to the point, as joyfully—as any European art-school dogma.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Speaking on a conservative podcast, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin referred to climate change as dogma rather than science.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The United States seems to be the only major nation that’s in the grip of such mercenary and selfish dogma.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Speaking on a conservative podcast, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin referred to climate change as dogma rather than science.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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Yet this doctrine is less a coherent grand strategy than a set of ad hoc deals, sometimes pro-market and sometimes interventionist.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Leninism, with its Bolshevik contempt for religion and family; Frantz Fanon's poisonous doctrine that violence is not only justified but the very path to human dignity; and Islamism's contempt for the West.—
Ayaan Hirsi Ali,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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This perspective aligns with his broader philosophy that emerged from watching his father lose his ability to earn income during Collins’ childhood—an experience that motivated him to ensure investments could eventually replace employment income.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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White earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from San Diego State University in 1987 and graduated from Pepperdine School of Law in 1991.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to research by the ADL, the shooter had spent a significant amount of time in online environments that promote violent and extremist ideologies.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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More recently, from her post in the White House, Halligan was tasked by Trump with an effort to root out what the administration calls radical ideology at the Smithsonian Institution museums.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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