Definition of DOGMA

dogma

Plural: dogmas, dogmata

Noun

  • A principle or set of beliefs held as authoritative and true.
  • a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
    • "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
  • An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
  • A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

Examples

  • In the Catholic Church, new dogmas can only be declared by the pope after the extremely rare procedure ex cathedra to make them part of the official faith.
  • It was Scrabble dogma that ’Q’ must always be played with ’U’, until he found words like ’QAID’.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata. Compare decent.

Synonyms

tenet

Scrabble Score: 9

dogma: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dogma: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dogma: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

dogma: valid Words With Friends Word