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单词 dogma
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Definition of dogma in English:

dogma

noun ˈdɒɡməˈdɔɡmə
  • A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

    教义;信条

    the dogmas of faith

    信仰的教义。

    mass noun the rejection of political dogma

    政治信条的摈弃。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a free market society, ruled not by a dogma, but by the mammon, it was unnecessary.
    • Buddhism, by contrast, seems to have no rules, no dogmas, no guilt-inducing concepts like sin.
    • This makes it a plain fact that religion can neither be a dogma nor a doctrine.
    • I come to such a sharing not out of belief in old dogmas, but through an interest in the shared revitalisation of our common life and our troubled world.
    • Zen has an iconoclastic tendency, and seems to regard the study of texts, doctrines, and dogmas as a potential hindrance to spiritual awakening.
    • Radical innovators challenge the dogmas and the orthodoxies of the incumbents.
    • Such shallow and untenable reasoning lies at the heart of many sexist, racist and elitist dogmas.
    • Since Hinduism is a religion without dogmas and has a wide theological spectrum, its real objective is assimilation - religious and cultural.
    • Don't creeds make faith into a matter of doctrines and dogmas?
    • Women activists are concerned about the need to change laws and cultural dogmas, and to encourage women to be aggressive in demanding their rights.
    • With absolutely no support from the pulpit, old doctrines and beliefs live on not as dogmas but as customary beliefs and family traditions.
    • In a sense it is not the corruptors' fault, they were brought up to inherit the same dishonest dogmas and attitudes as the previous generation.
    • He believes that when living in a certain society you should become a real part of it by sticking to its rules, dogmas and principles.
    • From this was perpetuated the dogma that the private sector would always be more efficient than the public.
    • On the contrary, you renew your doctrines and dogmas, making them relevant to the times in which you seek support.
    • These are ideologies and dogmas that came for political reasons afterwards.
    • Erasmus searched for reconciliation between Faith and Reason, refusing not only the dogmas of Faith, but the dogmas of Reason as well.
    • First, although adherence to a certain way of life may be an important part of being religious, surely that adherence presupposes belief in the truth of some basic dogmas?
    • Faith does, to be sure, have an objective content in the form of the truths that God has revealed, so there have to be dogmas and there has to be a teaching authority.
    • The world view of the secular left or hard left is indeed a dogma or a religious faith.
    Synonyms
    teaching, belief, conviction, tenet, principle, ethic, precept, maxim, article of faith, canon, law, rule
    creed, credo, code of belief, set of beliefs, set of principles, doctrine, ideology, orthodoxy
    blind faith, unquestioning belief, certainty, invincible conviction, unchallengeable conviction, arrogant conviction

Origin

Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dogma 'opinion', from dokein 'seem good, think'.

  • Dogma comes via late Latin from Greek dogma ‘opinion’, from dokein ‘seem good, think’.

Definition of dogma in US English:

dogma

nounˈdôɡməˈdɔɡmə
  • A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

    教义;信条

    the rejection of political dogma

    政治信条的摈弃。

    the Christian dogma of the Trinity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Zen has an iconoclastic tendency, and seems to regard the study of texts, doctrines, and dogmas as a potential hindrance to spiritual awakening.
    • These are ideologies and dogmas that came for political reasons afterwards.
    • Women activists are concerned about the need to change laws and cultural dogmas, and to encourage women to be aggressive in demanding their rights.
    • First, although adherence to a certain way of life may be an important part of being religious, surely that adherence presupposes belief in the truth of some basic dogmas?
    • This makes it a plain fact that religion can neither be a dogma nor a doctrine.
    • In a sense it is not the corruptors' fault, they were brought up to inherit the same dishonest dogmas and attitudes as the previous generation.
    • Such shallow and untenable reasoning lies at the heart of many sexist, racist and elitist dogmas.
    • He believes that when living in a certain society you should become a real part of it by sticking to its rules, dogmas and principles.
    • In a free market society, ruled not by a dogma, but by the mammon, it was unnecessary.
    • Since Hinduism is a religion without dogmas and has a wide theological spectrum, its real objective is assimilation - religious and cultural.
    • Faith does, to be sure, have an objective content in the form of the truths that God has revealed, so there have to be dogmas and there has to be a teaching authority.
    • On the contrary, you renew your doctrines and dogmas, making them relevant to the times in which you seek support.
    • I come to such a sharing not out of belief in old dogmas, but through an interest in the shared revitalisation of our common life and our troubled world.
    • With absolutely no support from the pulpit, old doctrines and beliefs live on not as dogmas but as customary beliefs and family traditions.
    • Radical innovators challenge the dogmas and the orthodoxies of the incumbents.
    • Buddhism, by contrast, seems to have no rules, no dogmas, no guilt-inducing concepts like sin.
    • The world view of the secular left or hard left is indeed a dogma or a religious faith.
    • From this was perpetuated the dogma that the private sector would always be more efficient than the public.
    • Don't creeds make faith into a matter of doctrines and dogmas?
    • Erasmus searched for reconciliation between Faith and Reason, refusing not only the dogmas of Faith, but the dogmas of Reason as well.
    Synonyms
    teaching, belief, conviction, tenet, principle, ethic, precept, maxim, article of faith, canon, law, rule
    blind faith, unquestioning belief, certainty, invincible conviction, unchallengeable conviction, arrogant conviction

Origin

Mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dogma ‘opinion’, from dokein ‘seem good, think’.

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