DOGMA

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine. The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. Whewell.

2.
n.

A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.

3.
n.

A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.


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