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as in doctrine
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 hillbilly elegist turned venture capitalist once seemed poised to remake Reaganite Republican dogma.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Such dogma overlooks that these policies are profoundly out of step with Black New York.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Trump has since largely overhauled GOP dogma by pushing for massive hikes in import taxes, having unilaterally imposed them last year by declaring an economic emergency.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
With dogma filling school days, students aren’t being educated and are left intellectually unprepared for much but obedience.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Such dogma overlooks that these policies are profoundly out of step with Black New York.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Trump has since largely overhauled GOP dogma by pushing for massive hikes in import taxes, having unilaterally imposed them last year by declaring an economic emergency.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
With dogma filling school days, students aren’t being educated and are left intellectually unprepared for much but obedience.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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The archbishop was referring to the Catholic Church’s doctrine on when Christians can participate in and support a war.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
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God gives believers the Holy Spirit for discernment and the authority of Scripture for testing doctrine.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The frontier myth—and its core belief that the West belonged only to white Americans—had become a national ideology by the 1880s and ’90s, ushering in an age of oppression and migration restriction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Push this ideology a step further and the entire economy implodes.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Goodwin, a tattooed fifty-four-year-old with a doctorate in business philosophy, was minding a roomful of young children when the wind and rain grew more intense.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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In fact, discussions about philosophy, politics and religion might be profound or thought-provoking to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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