Religion vs. Dogma

Religionnoun

(uncountable) The belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.

Religionnoun

(countable) A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.

Religionnoun

(uncountable) The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.

Religionnoun

(countable) Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.

Religionnoun

Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.

Religionverb

Engage in religious practice.

Religionverb

Indoctrinate into a specific religion.

Religionverb

To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.

Religionnoun

The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.

Religionnoun

Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.

Religionnoun

A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.

Religionnoun

Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.

Religionnoun

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny;

Religionnoun

institution to express belief in a divine power;

Religion

Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith, a supernatural being or supernatural beings or . Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities and/or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture.

Dogmanoun

An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.

Dogmanoun

A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

Dogmanoun

That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.

Dogmanoun

A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.

Dogmanoun

A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.

Dogmanoun

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Dogmanoun

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative;

Dogma

Dogma in the broad sense is any belief held with undefended certainty. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, or Protestantism, or atheism, as well as the positions of a philosopher or of a philosophical school such as Stoicism.