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
It probes how the act of co-opting idealisms and converting them to dogmas has occurred many times over.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
CrossFit might, per the founder, have a bit of a religion-slash-biker-gang aura around it—but what it transmitted to me about food and body fat wasn’t all that different from the standard cultural dogmas.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2023
At parties they start to ask leading questions that have the ring of inquisition; they are interested in my positions, my dogmas.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
