Latin and Greek, an opinion or that which one believes (Late Latin, a decree or order) -- a doctrine, tenet, or belief (individually or collectively); a possitive, arrogant assertion of opinion; theologically, a doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed. Dogmatic is doctrinal; asserted without proof (a priori); stating opinion an an assertive or arrogant manner. Dogmatics is the study of religious dogmas, particilarly those of Christianity. Dogmatism (Greek dogmatizein, to lay down a decree) is dogmatic assertion of opinion, usually without reference to evidence. To dogmatize is to speak or write dogmatically, or formulate or express as dogma.
1. A belief or acceptance that something is absolutely true. 2. A formal and authoritative doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by a religious body.
(DOG·ma). A body of beliefs or set of doctrines promulgated by a religious group considered true and correct by their members. When used in reference to Christian theology, the term applies to the doctrines set down by the different churches and taught as biblical truth.
what seems right! Dogma is a set of beliefs that can be the truth, or not. It is a set of concepts that are accepted by the followers of a religion or a sect, which they believe to be the truth. However, usually when it is used in our teachings it refers to the negative meaning as a set of beliefs that are not from God but are man-made
Stated as indisputable fact, a tenet.
basic creed; accepted truth; the beliefs which the Church holds as fundamental for its faith. Variants of both early and modern Christianity differ in the content of their dogmas. Dogma is to be seen as ‘accepted truth' and thus not to be interfered with. When the dogma of the church changes, then we normally talk about the foundation of a different church.
A belief which is held as authoritative and indisputable by a religious body.
a religious truth established by Divine Revelation and defined by the church
A scientific truth believed by a presumed majority
A belief or collection of beliefs which are held for cultural, traditional, emotional, or ideological reasons rather than reasons of logic or evidence. Dogma is usually marked by a taboo against any questioning or evaluation of such beliefs. Dogma may include beliefs in the realm of religion, politics, history, economics, etc. Reference section 2.7
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
a carefully articulated piece of the Catholic Tradition, part of the common heritage of the Church which has always been held by the Church because it was passed down to the Church by the apostles themselves
a church teaching, a law that must be believed and accepted and obeyed by its members
a doctrine considered to be absolutely true
a doctrine which has been proclaimed with special acclamation
an assertion made with the highest level of certainty
an ecclesiastical law relating to doctrine
an indisputable Divine Truth that usually should be accepted by faith
a passionately held belief unsupported by evidence and logic
a set of beliefs accepted on faith that
a smaller subset of Catholic teaching than a doctrine
a stand alone belief that does not need another for its existence
a statement of belief based on one's feelings and mental estimation of reality without any objective proof
a system of beliefs that is not subject to scientific test and refutation
a teaching, a doctrine, revealed by Christ and promulgated by the clearly authoritative voice of the Magisterium
a teaching or doctrine that can never be reversed or repealed
Belief maintained without reasoning or in the face of good reasoning to the contrary, eg religious dogma. Dogmatism, dogmatic - holding such beliefs.
"truth" contained in Scripture or tradition for belief by the Church
Definitive teaching of the church which is to be believed by the members of the church. Heresy may be understood as the formal and deliberate rejection of a dogma.
Rigid spiritual doctrine which is authoritarian in nature and not to be questioned or doubted.
A blind belief in things often without a material base.
A generally held set of formulated beliefs.
Doctrine which a church or sect expects all its members to accept in order to remain in good standing; or, one which a church or sect expects its members to accept simply on the church's or sect's authority. Adj.: dogmatic.
a belief or set of beliefs that a religion, political, philosophical, or moral group holds to be unquestionably true
Doctrine that has been infallibly defined by the Church; it is what Catholics must believe in order to be Catholic. The dogmas of the Faith are what is contained in the solemn, infallible definitions of the Magisterium—given by the Pope alone, or the Pope together with a Sacred Council.
a system of doctrines containing Sacred Cows proclaimed as true by a religious sect.
Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek , plural ) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. While in the context of religion the term is largely descriptive, outside of religion its current usage tends to carry a pejorative connotation — referring to concepts as being "established" only according to a particular point of view, and thus one of doubtful foundation.
