dogma
- 01 C1 Advanced
a belief or rule that people are expected to accept as true without any doubt or proof.
an authoritative principle or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be indisputable regardless of evidence.
Simple“The company's old dogma prevented them from trying new technology.”
In context“Political dogma can sometimes blind leaders to the practical realities of the economic crisis they are trying to solve.”
Antonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
the official teachings of a church or religious group.
a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church.
Simple“The priest explained the central dogma of the church to the new members.”
In context“Scholars spent centuries debating the nuances of church dogma regarding the nature of the soul.”
“For women in particular, life became brutally circumscribed by religious dogma.”
“Dogma has held that any other sequence in that spot will cause the tRNA to be flagged as defective.”
From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata. Compare decent.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.