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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
Part Phil Jackson, part Pete Carroll and Bill Walsh, the dogma of Steve Kerr was coming to Golden State.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Brin, like many in Silicon Valley, is seemingly committed to the dogma that the current trajectory of generative AI will lead to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The Role of Religion Culturally, there are still problematic conflations of yoga as religion or as a function of religious dogma that preclude many from practicing yoga.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
But should authorities banish all religious beliefs that differ with the state’s secular dogma?
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Brin, like many in Silicon Valley, is seemingly committed to the dogma that the current trajectory of generative AI will lead to the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The Role of Religion Culturally, there are still problematic conflations of yoga as religion or as a function of religious dogma that preclude many from practicing yoga.
—Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
But should authorities banish all religious beliefs that differ with the state’s secular dogma?
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
Noun
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Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Leipold, in a news conference on Friday, had some words that helped explain his overall recruiting philosophy.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rudnev spread his philosophy and recruited followers through yoga classes, Russian authorities investigating the case told RIA Novosti.—
Betiana Fernández Martino and Hira Humayan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s a proper enough ideology to me.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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