Dogma
Dogma noun - The basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group.
Usage example: the Golden Rule encompasses a dogma that can serve all mankind
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Testament and dogma are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Testament" instead a noun "Dogma".
Testament
Testament noun - The basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group.
Usage example: Jefferson's collected writings constitute his political testament
Dogma and testament are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dogma" instead a noun "Testament".
Nearby Words: testa, testamentary
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly, the New Testament skips most of Jesus' early life, a fact that serves as a major point of discussion in the movie Dogma.
Source: Offstage Waiting Room - In Old Testament times, the main problem was that people were making new (often more lenient) rules that violated the old dogma (for example, allowing idolatry), and the true prophets were standing up for the old order.
Source: God Before Dogma
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