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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
The early praise soon gave way to outrage over the book’s feminist dogma.
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Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Under those leaders, a pro-renewable line was something close to GOP dogma.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 26 May 2025
Art no longer belongs to its creators once it’s released — the death of the author and all that — and watching TV isn’t praxis; a series having a certain credo or dogma doesn’t automatically mean that its viewers will, too.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Under those leaders, a pro-renewable line was something close to GOP dogma.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 26 May 2025
Art no longer belongs to its creators once it’s released — the death of the author and all that — and watching TV isn’t praxis; a series having a certain credo or dogma doesn’t automatically mean that its viewers will, too.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025
By the 1980s, Goldwater’s limited government creed had become part of Republican dogma.
—Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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In recent years, Brazil has become increasingly fragmented, amplified by a widespread subscription to hateful doctrines, culture wars, anti-intellectualism, disinformation on social media, apocalyptic messaging, doomsday conspiracy theories, and ethno-religious identity politics.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Church doctrine also calls for the pope to be buried four to six days after his death, unless there are extenuating circumstances.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Summer Away, a South Asian brand created by Meghna Goyal with the modern traveler in mind, perfectly embodies this philosophy.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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After leaving three years with the Army infantry, including one year in Vietnam, Gutierrez enrolled at ASU to study history and philosophy.—
Maria Polletta,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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In other words, politics becomes more reflective of the ideologies and values of those who stay.—
Time,
Time,
29 July 2025
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Some of this is a byproduct of ideology and an independent streak – an understandable frustration that today’s systems are antiquated and in many cases broken, giving the idea of starting from scratch a romantic appeal.—
Rob Day,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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