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also dogmata
1
as in doctrines
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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as in ideologies
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
the Golden Rule encompasses a dogma that can serve all mankind
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Recent Examples of dogmas
Far more valuable would be a pivot by the regime’s leadership away from some of the dogmas of its past, and toward reform.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The Dogma manifesto contains 10 new dogmas.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Jesus, who speaks in parables, not in dicta or dogmas, provides us with a primary instance of the power of the nonliteral tale.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
While they were aligned on (mostly) monochromatic looks, the sisters had different dogmas about their bags.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
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Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The Dogma manifesto contains 10 new dogmas.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Jesus, who speaks in parables, not in dicta or dogmas, provides us with a primary instance of the power of the nonliteral tale.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
While they were aligned on (mostly) monochromatic looks, the sisters had different dogmas about their bags.
—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.
—
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmas
Noun
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Assayas’s aesthetic is too genteel to even imagine the specifics of loathsome doctrines.
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The democratization of drone warfare complicates traditional counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, requiring new doctrines, technologies, and legislative frameworks to confront the evolving threat landscape.
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Active citizenship can defeat intolerant ideologies in debate and at the ballot box.
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Wagner suspects there are ties to the Active Club network, whose adult male members bond over white nationalist ideologies through workout sessions and mixed martial arts and have been associated with Patriot Front.
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During the ceremony, an international agreement between Switzerland and Nigeria was signed that strengthened agreements between the two countries with regards to their philosophies on the import, export and repatriation of cultural property.
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And the hysteria over the centers seemed to be not as much about freedom, or competing educational philosophies, or politics at all, as about an ever-shrinking pot of money.
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“Dogmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmas. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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