(declension-3, neuter) A philosophic tenet, doctrine, dogma
(declension-3, neuter) A decree, order
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈdɔɡ.ma]
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I suppose, think, evince”), from δέχομαι (dékhomai, “I take, accept”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take”).