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Added 9 October 2026

dogma

/ˈdɒɡ.mə/ noun

Latin root: dogma Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dogma at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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