dogma has definitions from the field of religion
1
[ noun ] (religion) a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Synonyms

belief tenet

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

He is a Buddhist , which means that to him peace and the sanctity of human life are not_only religious dogma , but a profound and unshakable Weltanschauung .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The beliefs of a religion also reflecting the values are expressed in creeds , dogmas , and doctrines , and form what Durkheim calls a credo .

2
[ noun ] a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

Examples

"he believed all the Marxist dogma"

Related terms

doctrine dogmatize

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