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a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic dogma of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Recent Examples of dogma
According to the central dogma, genetic information flows in one direction: DNA is transcribed into RNA, and RNA is translated into proteins.
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Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Galileo Galilei, a pioneer of physics, dared to challenge this dogma with evidence showing that the Earth revolved around the sun.
—Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
The prevailing dogma is that birds sing either to impress mates or to defend their territory.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
But in one major deviation from the central dogma, some RNAs are never translated or coded into proteins.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Galileo Galilei, a pioneer of physics, dared to challenge this dogma with evidence showing that the Earth revolved around the sun.
—Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
The prevailing dogma is that birds sing either to impress mates or to defend their territory.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
But in one major deviation from the central dogma, some RNAs are never translated or coded into proteins.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogma
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By contrast, animation foregrounds the pictorial, which is its own aesthetic doctrine.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Under the Arizona Constitution's separation of powers doctrine, those types of legal challenges could be filed only after voters approved the initiative.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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At first, the girls are only in danger of being forced to listen to one man’s extremely pretentious opinions about religion, philosophy, culture, and yes, pop music, which is terrifying in itself.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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So, our chats about his vision, strategy, and leadership philosophy for the Ferretti Group in the global-hyper-niche-ultra-luxury-yacht building business are never boring.Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The people who dominate these institutions demographically also tend to share the dominant ideologies.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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Officials say Philippi was motivated by the white supremacist ideology known as accelerationism that stems from neo-Nazi views.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dogma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogma. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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