单词 | dogma |
释义 | dogma (dɒgmə , US dɔːg- ) Word forms: dogmas variable noun If you refer to a belief or a system of beliefs as a dogma, you disapprove of it because people are expected to accept that it is true, without questioning it. [disapproval] Their political dogma has blinded them to the real needs of the country. He stands for freeing the country from the grip of dogma. Synonyms: blind faith, certainty, unquestioning belief, arrogant conviction Collocations: political dogma It's not just political dogma. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The country cannot afford short-term political dogma or swings from one policy to another. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is a long game, worthy of political consensus rather than political dogma. Times, Sunday Times (2012) So if we have any popular narrative, it is probably a story about freeing ourselves from religious dogma through the advance of science and civil liberty. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Although, grounded on rational arguments, industrialization shone in their eyes with the fervour of religious dogma. The Origins of Economic Inequality between Nations: A critique of Western theories on development and underdevelopment (1990) Finally, sense has dawned in the Vatican that religious dogma has cast a death sentence over millions. The Sun (2006) It takes religious dogma to do that. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 教条 Japanese: 教条 |
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