Dogma

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Dogma is a view or breed of beliefs that is accepted by a members of a office without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the score of an official system of principles or doctrines of the religion, such(a) as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, or Protestantism, as well as the positions of a philosopher or of a philosophical school such as positivism, postmodernism, egalitarianism, & dark enlightenment. It may also be found in political belief-systems, such(a) as Marxism, communism, capitalism, progressivism, liberalism, conservatism, and fascism.

In the pejorative sense, dogma returned to enforced decisions, such as those of aggressive political interests or authorities. More generally, this is the applied to some strong theory which its adherents are non willing to discuss rationally. This attitude is named as a dogmatic one, or as dogmatism; and is often used to refer to matters related to religion, but is non limited to theistic attitudes alone and is often used with respect to political or philosophical dogmas.

Etymology

The word dogma was translated in the 17th century from Latin dogma meaning "philosophical tenet" or principle, derived from the Greek dogma δόγμα meaning literally "that which one thinks is true" and the verb dokein, "togood". The plural, based on the Greek, is "dogmata", though "dogmas" may be more commonly used in English.