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as in doctrine
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary

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as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group the Golden Rule encompasses a dogma that can serve all mankind

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Recent Examples of dogma This pervading dogma has made young men scared to speak up, Nordean said. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 So go beyond the battle royale, put down the architectural dogma, and start asking better questions about what your specific context, organization, and business needs demand. Forrester, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 Who lived out the values teachings of Christ not as dogma, but as daily courage. Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Now add another entry to the list of economic dogma being rumbled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s duties: the idea of a safe-haven investment. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dogma
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  • But a groundswell of protest art was answering the call with a new kind of ardent feeling that damned the false piety and hypocrisy of homophobic Christian doctrine.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • Shoigu, who was replaced as defense minister in 2024 after holding the position for 12 years, cited amendments made to Russia's nuclear doctrine in November.
    Isabel van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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  • Educational curricula must integrate philosophy, sociology, environmental studies, and the arts as foundational pillars, encouraging learners across generations and cultures to question, connect, feel, and comprehend the intricate tapestry of human and natural systems.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Nihilism is a philosophy that rejects values and beliefs and views existence as useless.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 19 May 2025
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  • An emotional dependency on the technology that leads to the weakening or suppression of critical thinking, and fosters the mental construction of an ideology that fuels narratives of relativization, rationalization, or collective denial regarding their proper functioning, or lack thereof.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Some of these harmful ideologies might be downstream of these larger root causes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025

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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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