Thesaurus results for DOGMAS

dogmas

noun

variants also dogmata

plural of dogma

as in doctrines

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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as in ideologies

the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group the Golden Rule encompasses a dogma that can serve all mankind

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Recent Examples of dogmas Far more valuable would be a pivot by the regime’s leadership away from some of the dogmas of its past, and toward reform. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 The Dogma manifesto contains 10 new dogmas. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026 Jesus, who speaks in parables, not in dicta or dogmas, provides us with a primary instance of the power of the nonliteral tale. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 While they were aligned on (mostly) monochromatic looks, the sisters had different dogmas about their bags. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026 There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged. — Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025

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The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctrines

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The overall issue of online safety, particularly regarding minors, is one of the few issues that defies traditional political ideologies.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideologies

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The book is full of gorgeous photos of their projects, including their own homes (Bunny’s mossy green-colored library, for example), plus their inspirations and design philosophies.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
In 1959, Ted Kaczynski, then a 16-year-old undergraduate at Harvard, participated in a series of psychological experiments that asked gifted young men to debate their philosophies and values with other students.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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