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Webster 1913 Edition

Dogma

Dog′ma

(dŏg′mȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Dogmas
(dŏg′mȧz)
, L.
Dogmata
(dŏg′mȧ-tȧ)
.
[L.
dogma
, Gr.
δόγμα
,
pl.
δόγματα
, fr.
δοκεῖν
to think, seem, appear; akin to L.
decet
it is becoming. Cf.
Decent
.]
1.
That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
The obscure and loose
dogmas
of early antiquity.
Whewell.
2.
A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
Syn. – tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine.
–
Dogma
,
Tenet
. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness;
as, the
tenets
of our holy religion
. A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a religious doctrine;
as, the
dogmas
of the church
. A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption. This is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dogma

DOGMA

,
Noun.
[Gr., to think; L.] A settled opinion; a principle, maxim or tenet; a doctrinal notion, particularly in matters of faith and philosophy; as the dogmas of the church; the dogmas of Plato.
Compliment my dogma, and I will compliment yours.

Definition 2024

Dogma

Dogma

See also: dogma

German

Noun

Dogma n ‎(genitive Dogmas, plural Dogmen or Dogmata)

  1. dogma

dogma

dogma

See also: Dogma

English

Noun

dogma ‎(plural dogmas or dogmata)

  1. An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
    The unforgiving dogma of Stalinism is that what the party leader, however cruel and incompetent, decrees, however absurd, must be accepted as law.
  2. A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
    In the Catholic Church, new dogmas can only be declared by the pope after the extremely rare procedure ex cathedra to make them part of the official faith.

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Czech

Noun

dogma n

  1. dogma (authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

dogma n ‎(plural dogma's, diminutive dogmaatje n)

  1. A dogma

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoɡma/
  • Hyphenation: dog‧ma

Adjective

dogma ‎(accusative singular dogman, plural dogmaj, accusative plural dogmajn)

  1. dogmatic, dogmatical

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόγμα ‎(dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω ‎(dokéō, “I seem good, think”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdoɡmɒ]
  • Hyphenation: dog‧ma

Noun

dogma ‎(plural dogmák)

  1. dogma (an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it)
  2. dogma (a doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dogma dogmák
accusative dogmát dogmákat
dative dogmának dogmáknak
instrumental dogmával dogmákkal
causal-final dogmáért dogmákért
translative dogmává dogmákká
terminative dogmáig dogmákig
essive-formal dogmaként dogmákként
essive-modal — —
inessive dogmában dogmákban
superessive dogmán dogmákon
adessive dogmánál dogmáknál
illative dogmába dogmákba
sublative dogmára dogmákra
allative dogmához dogmákhoz
elative dogmából dogmákból
delative dogmáról dogmákról
ablative dogmától dogmáktól
Possessive forms of dogma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dogmám dogmáim
2nd person sing. dogmád dogmáid
3rd person sing. dogmája dogmái
1st person plural dogmánk dogmáink
2nd person plural dogmátok dogmáitok
3rd person plural dogmájuk dogmáik

References

  1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡma/

Noun

dogma m ‎(plural dogmi)

  1. A dogma

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόγμα ‎(dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω ‎(dokéō, “I suppose, think, evince”), from δέχομαι ‎(dékhomai, “I take, accept”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‎(“to take”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdoɡ.ma/, [ˈdɔɡ.ma]

Noun

dogma n ‎(genitive dogmatis); third declension

  1. A philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma
  2. A decree, order

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dogma dogmata
genitive dogmatis dogmatum
dative dogmatī dogmatibus
accusative dogma dogmata
ablative dogmate dogmatibus
vocative dogma dogmata

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

dogma n

  1. definite plural of dogme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dogma n

  1. definite plural of dogme

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dogma, from Ancient Greek δόγμα ‎(dógma, “belief”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡ.mɐ/, /ˈdɔ.ɡi.mɐ/

Noun

dogma m (plural dogmas)

  1. (chiefly religion and philosophy) dogma (an indisputable and authoritative principle or belief)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dôɡma/
  • Hyphenation: dog‧ma

Noun

dȍgma f ‎(Cyrillic spelling до̏гма)

  1. dogma

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dogma, from Ancient Greek δόγμα ‎(dógma), from δοκέω ‎(dokéō) "I seem good, think".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoɡ.ma/

Noun

dogma m ‎(plural dogmas)

  1. dogma

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