dogma
noun
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church.
dogmas
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pluralof dogma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the Middle East, the dogmas of the past are inadequate to the stormy present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It is up to all of us to preserve confidence in our democratic coexistence," he said, adding: "In democracy, one's own ideas can never be dogmas; nor can those of others be threats."
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
And speaking at the FDA was not just a matter, for these figures, of challenging conventional dogmas, but of boosting their own reputations, sometimes to the benefit of their own finances and audiences.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2025
Every director has a complete different set of dogmas, if you may, or things that have to be a certain way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Students are taught—what I never had to be taught—that religion is not simply a matter of dogmas or theological truths; that religion involves a person’s whole way of life.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
