Definition of dogma

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dog·ma    (dôgm, dg-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. dog·mas or dog·ma·ta  (-m-t) KEY 

1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.
3. A principle or belief or a group of them: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" (Abraham Lincoln).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, from Greek, opinion, belief, from dokein, to seem, think; see dek- in Indo-European roots