Associations to the word «Dogma»

Wiktionary

DOGMA, noun. An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
DOGMA, noun. A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

Dictionary definition

DOGMA, noun. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
DOGMA, noun. A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke