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单词 dogma
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dogma

noun
/ˈdɒɡmə/
/ˈdɔːɡmə/
[uncountable, countable] (often disapproving)
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  1. a belief or set of beliefs held by a group or organization that others are expected to accept without argument
    • political/religious/party dogma
    • She has caused a storm by calling into question one of the central dogmas of the Church.
    Extra Examples
    • People are beginning to question the old dogmas.
    • The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma.
    • the central dogma of molecular biology
    • He always tried to act independently of party dogma.
    • The council reaffirmed its opposition to all forms of racist dogma.
    • We do not allow the teaching of religious dogma in our schools.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • old
    • traditional
    • current
    verb + dogma
    • accept
    • challenge
    • question
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dogma ‘opinion’, from dokein ‘seem good, think’.
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