Dogma

is a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the form of an official system of or  of a, as well as the  of a philosopher or of a  or. It may also be found in political belief-systems.

In the sense, dogma refers to enforced decisions, such as those of aggressive political interests or authorities. More generally, it is applied to some strong belief which its adherents are not 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 not limited to theistic attitudes alone and is often used with respect to political or philosophical dogmas.

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