/'dɒgmə; [US] 'dɔ:gmə; `dɔˇmə/
n [C, U] belief or set of beliefs put forward by some authority, esp a Church, to be accepted as a matter of faith 教义; 教理; 教条; 信条
*(fig derog 比喻, 贬) political, social, economic, etc dogma, ie ideas that are not expected to be questioned 政治的、社会的、经济的...信条.

n [U and C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek dokein 'to seem']
a set of firm beliefs held by a group of people who expect other people to accept these beliefs without thinking about them
religious/political/ideological etc dogma
　the rejection of political dogma