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dogma

dogma: listen to British English pronunciationdogma: listen to American pronunciation /ˈdɒgmə/ noun [C, U]

Definition

a belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept as the truth, without ever doubting them:
political dogma
(Definition of dogma noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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