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1. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
   - tenet
    
2. A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
   "he believed all the Marxist dogma"

Derived forms: dogmas, dogmata

See also: dogmatic, dogmatize

Type of: church doctrine, creed, doctrine, gospel, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, religious doctrine, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Dogma