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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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Recent Examples of dogma
The point of dogma is to define and defend the borders of acceptable opinion, and brand anyone who goes outside them as quite simply a heretic.
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Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results are enough to question the dogma of hybrid works as a here-to-stay scenario.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
In classical Greek, dogma referred to a philosophical tenet or decree.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In Sister Deborah, real liberation lies in eschewing conformity to any dogma, even the Bible.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results are enough to question the dogma of hybrid works as a here-to-stay scenario.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
In classical Greek, dogma referred to a philosophical tenet or decree.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
In Sister Deborah, real liberation lies in eschewing conformity to any dogma, even the Bible.
—Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
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Courts in at least five states – Montana, New York, Washington, Vermont and Oregon – have rejected the open fields doctrine, finding it’s not supported by their state constitutions.Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI argued that the fair use doctrine protects them.Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Peters, a student about to embark on a philosophy masters at The University of Edinburgh, took the time to leaf through a 159-page report on child exploitation in Rotherham, a town in the north of England.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Using a top-10 pick on Wright reflects the philosophy of building a team inside-out, but Poles defended some of the personnel moves that don’t, noting that what’s available to a team isn’t always in line with the ideal way to construct a roster.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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In other cases, the ideology is less central than the tactic of violence itself.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Truth must always be excavated from beneath theories and ideologies that close the mind to consideration of an alternative.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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