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Definition: Dogma |
DogmaNoun1. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof. 2. A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dogma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
Etymology: Dogma \Dog"ma\, noun; plural English Dogmas, from Latin expression Dogmata. [Latin expression dogma, Greek, plural, from to think, seem, appear; akin to Latin decet it is becoming. Compare to Decent.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Literature | Dogma (Greek). A religious doctrine formally stated. It now means a statement resting on the ipse dixit of the speaker. Dogmatic teaching used to mean the teaching of religious doctrines, but now dogmatic means overbearing and dictatorial. (Greek dogma, gen. dogmatos, a matter of opinion; verb dokeo, to think, whence dogmatizo.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Typically in Christian theology, but in many other religions' theologies too, a dogma is an absolute theological foundation, that must be strictly held as an indisputable principle in order to be a faithful follower of that religion.
Dogma eminently distinguishes itself from theological opinions, or beliefs, about which the faithful are free to disagree, for its absolute character; as a fundamental part of the religion, it cannot be disputed, revised or otherwise doubted, but has to be respected by faith. However, dogmas can be discussed and even expanded upon, provided that doing so doesn't overturn or contradict the original teaching. The disagreement on dogmas is heresy and usually leads to the expulsion of the heretics from the religious group.
The specific beliefs on dogmas and their sources, can considerably vary among religious groups. For most of Eastern Christianity, the dogmas are contained in the Nicene Creed and the first two, three, or seven ecumenical councils (depending on whether one is a Nestorian, a Monophysite, or an Eastern Orthodox Christian). Protestants may also affirm these, but often rely on a "Statement of Faith" which summarizes their dogmas, drawn up by their individual denomination.
The term dogma has been imported in politics too, where it stands for a concept that expresses a substantial element of the ideological referring doctrine. Often, but not exclusively, said of the established party line of a political party, in the journalistic jargon.
It is commonly used, in everyday speech (even about politics), to indicate a fact that is considered absolutely self-evident by its believers, without thought to its accuracy or relevance or to different opinions on the same subject, particularly where the "dogma" is long established within a group or organisation.
Dogma is also the name of a thrash metal band. Their site is here.
Dogma is also the name of a movie comedy, directed and with screenplay by Kevin Smith, starring amongst others George Carlin as a Cardinal, Alanis Morissette as God, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as a duo of fallen angels. It caused much controversy in many countries, as well as resulting in a death threat for Smith.
Dogma 95 is the name for the manifesto about filmmaking aesthetics, made initially in Copenhagen in 1995 by four directors: Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, and Soren Kragh-Jacobsen.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dogma."
Synonyms: DogmaSynonyms: belief (n), tenet (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Belief | Tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking; popular belief; (assent). |
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Crosswords: Dogma |
| English words defined with "dogma": accept, Anythingarian ♦ catena ♦ deliver, Dogmas, Dogmata, dogmatic, dogmatize ♦ heretic ♦ Infallibilist ♦ latitudinarian ♦ misbeliever ♦ Papal infallibility, polemic ♦ redeem, religious outcast ♦ save ♦ The Monroe doctrine ♦ undogmatic, undogmatical. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dogma": Donatists ♦ Filioque Controversy. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "dogma": Doxology ♦ Paradox. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Dogma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (dogma), Dutch (dogma), Esperanto (dogmatic), French (dogma), German (dogma, tenet), Hungarian (doctrine, dogma, dogma, dogmata, tenet), Indonesian (dogma), Italian (dogma, sacred cow), Latin (decision, doctrine, dogma, dogmatist, philosophic tenet, philosophical tenet, teaching), Portuguese (dogma, tenet), Serbo-Croatian (dogma), Spanish (dogma, tenet), Turkish (dogma). |
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Screenplays | Talking me into Dogma was one thing, but this (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back; writing credit: Kevin Smith) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Wag the Dogma (2001) | |
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Fulton J. Sheen | To say we want no dogmas in religion is to assert a dogma. |
Madame Elena Blavatsky | The Christians were the first to make the existence of Satan a dogma of the church. |
Thomas Henry Huxley | The dogma of the infallibility of the Bible is no more self-evident than is that of the infallibility of the popes. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | What he thought of this dogma or that mystery, are secrets of the interior faith known only in the tomb where souls enter stripped of all externals. |
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Civil Liberties | Lebanon | A group that seeks official recognition must submit its dogma and moral principles for government review to ensure that such principles do not contradict popular values and the Constitution. (references) |
Romania | This commission is entitled to decide on the "opportuneness" of building the place of worship, and to judge whether the construction is in line with the specific dogma of the religion in question. (references) | |
Korea | Foreigners who have met with representatives of these organizations believe that some are genuinely religious but note that others appear to know little about religious dogma, liturgy, or teaching. (references) | |
Economic History | Madagascar | In response to a deteriorating economy, Ratsiraka had begun relaxing socialist dogma to institute some liberal, private-sector reforms. (references) |
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| "Dogma" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.22% of the time. "Dogma" is used about 257 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.22% | 255 | 18,554 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.78% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 257 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "dogma": indisputable dogma. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "dogma": dogma-driven. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "dogma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | doktrinë (doctrine, doxy, tenet), dogmë (belief, tenet), besim (belief, confidence, credence, credit, credo, creed, denomination, dependence, doxy, expectation, faith, hope, reliance, religion, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مبدئي, عقيدة (belief, confession, credo, doctrine, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | принцип (principle, tenet), доктрина (doctrine), догма (doctrine, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 教条 (Doctrine, Dogmas, Dogmatic, Dogmatical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dogma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | leerstuk, leerstelling, dogma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | dogmo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | عقیده دینی (Persuasion), عقایدتعصب امیز, اصول عقاید. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | dogmi, uskonlause, uskonkappale (article of faith), oppilause. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dogme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | dogma (tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δόγμα (belief, creed, denomination, doctrine, sect, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מערכת עקרו ות, עקר (barren, basis, crux, doctrine, essence, foundation, futile, gist, impotent, infertile, main, nub, origin, pith, principle, quintessence, root, sterile, substance, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dogma (doctrine, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dogma, akaid, ajaran agama. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dogma (sacred cow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ドイツ連邦共'国 (a do-it-yourself store, cancel at the last minute, Debussy, dock, docking, doctor, doctor course, doctrine, document, documental, documentary, documentary drama, documentation, dodecaphony, dodge ball, doeskin, dog racing, dogfight, doggie bag, dogmatic, dogmatism, dogmatist, doily, do-it-yourself, dominant, domino, donor, doom, doo-wop, dot, dot map, dot matrix, dot printer, dwell, dwelling, Federal Republic of Germany, referee's stop, thud, to be noisy, to make noise, yakuza sword), 教条 (tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ドグマ , きょうじょう (classroom, crime, offense, tenet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dogmey, bun-chredjue. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | dògma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ogmaday dogma (tenet). (various references) dogmã (doctrine, tenet), canon (Canon, catch, tenet, torment, torture). (various references) догма. (various references) dogma. (various references) dogma (tenet). (various references) dogm (doctrine, tenet). (various references) หลักศาสนา. (various references) dogma, dini sistem, kesin fikir, inanç (affiance, belief, confidence, conscience, conviction, credence, credo, creed, cult, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion, tenet), inak. (various references) переконання (belief, conviction, credo, creed, faith, notion, opinion, overpersuasion, persuasion, tenet), догмат (formula, tenet), догма (doctrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | decreta, decreti, decretis, decreto, decretum, dogma, dogmata. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 1 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV exhlqen dogma para kaisaroV augoustou apografesqai pasan thn oikoumenhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Factum est autem in diebus illis exiit edictum a Caesare Augusto ut describeretur universus orbis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Soþlice on þam dagum wæs geworden gebod fram þam casere augusto. þæt eall ymbehwyrft wære tomearcod; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it was don in tho daies, a maundement wente out fro the emperour August, that al the world schulde be discryued. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And it chaunced in thoose dayes: yt ther went oute a comaundment from Auguste the Emperour that all the woorlde shuld be taxed. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 1 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug nahitabo nga niadtong mga adlawa miabut gikan kang Cesar Augusto ang usa ka sugo sa pagpanglista sa tanang nanagpuyo sa tibuok kalibutan. |
| Croatian | U one dane izaðe naredba cara Augusta da se provede popis svega svijeta. |
| Danish | Men det skete i de dage, at en Befaling udgik fra Kejser Augustus, at al Verden skulde skrives i Mandtal. |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde in diezelfde dagen, dat er een gebod uitging van den Keizer Augustus, dat de gehele wereld beschreven zou worden. |
| Finnish | Ja tapahtui niinä päivinä, että keisari Augustukselta kävi käsky, että kaikki maailma oli verolle pantava. |
| French | En ce temps-l parut un édit de César Auguste, ordonnant un recensement de toute la terre. |
| German | Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit, daß ein Gebot von dem Kaiser Augustus ausging, daß alle Welt geschätzt würde. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu Kaisar Agustus memerintahkan agar semua warga negara Kerajaan Roma mendaftarkan diri untuk sensus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada masa itu juga keluarlah suatu titah Kaisar Augustus, menyuruhkan menghitung segala manusia di seluruh kerajaan itu. |
| Latvian | Bet notika, ka tanî laikâ íeizars Augusts izdeva pavçli, lai tiktu sarakstîta visa valsts. |
| Manx Gaelic | As haink eh gy-kione ayns ny laghyn shen, dy jagh sarey magh veih Cesar Augustus, dy beagh coontey er ny ghoaill jeh'n slane rheam. |
| Maori | ¶ I aua ra ka whakatakotoria he tikanga e Hiha Akuhata kia tuhituhia te ao katoa. |
| Norwegian | Og det skjedde i de dager at det utgikk et bud fra keiser Augustus at all verden skulde innskrives i manntall. |
| Portuguese | Naqueles dias saiu um decreto da parte de César Augusto, para que todo o mundo fosse recenseado. |
| Rumanian | Kn vremea aceea a iewit o poruncq de la Cezar August sq se knscrie toatq lumea. |
| Russian | ч ФЕ "ОЙ ЧЩЫМП ПФ ЛЕУБТС бЧЗХУФБ ПЧЕМЕОЙЕ У"ЕМБФШ ЕТЕ ЙУШ П ЧУЕК ЪЕНМЕ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Wats, Juan akiiniamia Nú uwitin uunt akupin Akustu Ashí nunkanam aentsun Nekapmarartí tu chichakmiayi. |
| Swahili | Siku zile, tangazo rasmi lilitolewa na Kaisari Augusto kuwataka watu wote chini ya utawala wake wajiandikishe. |
| Swedish | Jesus födes i Betlehem, omskäres och frambäres i Jerusalems helgedom, besöker vid tolv års ålder Jerusalem, sitter i helgedomen och hör på lärarna och frågar dem. |
| Uma | ¶ Nto'u toe, rata hawa' ngkai Kaisar Agustus, mpohawai' bona hawe'ea tauna hi humalili' kamagaua' Roma ra'uki' hanga' -ra bona ra'inca kadea-ra. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dogma": dogmas, dogmata, dogmatic, dogmatical, dogmatically, dogmaticalness, dogmaticalnesses, dogmatics, dogmatism, dogmatisms, dogmatist, dogmatists, dogmatization, dogmatizations, dogmatize, dogmatized, dogmatizer, dogmatizers, dogmatizes, dogmatizing. (additional references) | |
Words containing "dogma": antidogmatic, nondogmatic, undogmatic, undogmatically. (additional references) | |
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"Dogma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adugna, Cogema, Dagaa, dagnaw, degama, Degna, Digema, digm, digma, Digna, Diuma, doga, dogam, dogan, dogga, dogman, dogmeat, dogmen, dognma, dolma, domag, Domagk, domu, Dongwan, doogma, dorma, dormi, Dormia, douga, douma, Drolma, duga, dugam, duma, Edoga, Jongsma. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dogma" (pronounced dÄ"gmu) |
| 3 | -g m u | enigma, magma, Sigma, stigma. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-g-m-o" | |
-1 letter: dago, goad, ogam. | |
-2 letters: ado, ago, dag, dam, dog, dom, gad, gam, goa, god, mad, mag, moa, mod, mog. | |
-3 letters: ad, ag, am, do, go, ma, mo, od, om. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-g-m-o" | |
+1 letter: dogmas, goddam. | |
+2 letters: demagog, dogmata, gambado, goddamn, goddams, goodman, gormand, homaged, mangold, megapod. | |
+3 letters: amidogen, demagogs, demagogy, digamous, dogmatic, dragoman, dragomen, endogamy, gambados, gamboled, gammoned, gamodeme, gladsome, goddamns, gormands, gourmand, ideogram, mangolds, marigold, megadose, megapode, megapods, montaged, ondogram, pagandom, pomading. | |
+4 letters: amidogens, audiogram, cladogram, comanaged, defoaming, demagoged, demagogic, demagogue, deprogram, dichogamy, dogmatics, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatize, dragomans, embargoed, gambadoes, gambolled, gammadion, gamodemes, gladsomer, glamoured, goddammed, goddamned, gourmands, guardroom, ideograms, marigolds, megadoses, megapodes, mortgaged, ondograms, pagandoms, programed, radiogram, sigmoidal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 6F 67 6D 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. --- --. -- .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101111 01100111 01101101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D o g m a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 006F 0067 006D 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3881737967 |
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