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   Dogma (dŏgˈmȧ), n.; pl. E. Dogmas (dŏgˈmȧz), L. Dogmata (dŏgˈmȧ‑tȧ). [L. dogma, Gr. δόγμα, pl. δόγματα, fr. δοκεῖν to think, seem, appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming.  Cf. Decent.]
   1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
   
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   The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity.  Whewell.
   
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   2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
   
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   3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.
   
   Syn. --  tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine.  -- Dogma, Tenet. A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness; as, “the tenets of our holy religion”. A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true, especially a religious doctrine; as, “the dogmas of the church”. A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine. Dogma has in our language acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption. This is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.
   
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