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

In the pejorative sense, dogma indicated to enforced decisions, such as those of aggressive political interests or authorities. More generally, this is the applied to some strong concepts 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 things related to religion, but is not 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 usually used in English.