dogma

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dog·ma /ˈdɒɡmə $ ˈdɒːɡmə, ˈdɑːɡmə/ noun [countable, uncountable] PPPa set of firm beliefs held by a group of people who expect other people to accept these beliefs without thinking about them 教条；〔不容怀疑的〕教义，教理religious/political/ideological etc dogma the rejection of political dogma 对政治教条的拒绝

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dogma• The movement that had started as a reaction against dogma fell into doctrinal bickering.• Neither of these extreme dogma is applied rigorously today, but it is certainly still accepted that 2-D form makes good pattern.• They are modern pragmatists who reject the old nationalist dogma.• Protestantism concerned itself with the inscription of dogma, attention to the text, was more emphatically scriptural.• A religious insight like Julian's shows that a passive, unquestioning acceptance of received dogma is not enough.• It meant nothing less than rewriting the dogma of molecular biology, almost a redefining of the meaning of life itself.• The solution offered might not conform to the dogma of either political party.• The dogma of the free market should be re-examined.religious/political/ideological etc dogma• Managers of trust hospitals will be judged on their ability to manage and not as apparatchiks of a political dogma.• Though I had my doubts about all religious dogmas, still I retained the habit of prayer.• Financial considerations played as important a role as ideological dogmas.• The argument based on the sanctity of life is essentially a matter of religious dogma.• Is open access not the result of political dogma rather than practical hard-nosed business analysis?• These newspapers devoted much space to religious dogma and disputes.Origin dogma (1500-1600) Latin Greek dokein “to seem”

dog·ma nounChineseSyllable

a of held Corpus by of beliefs a firm set group

dogma
dog‧ma /ˈdɒɡmə $ ˈdɒːɡmə, ˈdɑːɡmə/

noun [uncountable and countable]

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek dokein 'to seem'

a set of firm beliefs held by a group of people who expect other people to accept these beliefs without thinking about them
religious/political/ideological etc dogma