dogma

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DOGMA

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>

Synonyms canon, dogma

Related Words canon law; belief, conviction, tenet; credo, creed, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, theology; axiom, precept, principle; symbol

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

Synonyms credo, doctrine, dogma, gospel, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, testament

Related Words manifesto; metaphysic, theory; axiom, tenet, watchword

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