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Dogma vs Dogman - What's the difference?

dogma | dogman |

As nouns the difference between dogma and dogman

is that dogma is an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true regardless of evidence, or without evidence to support it while dogman is an assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.

dogma

English

(wikipedia dogma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true regardless of evidence, or without evidence to support it.
    • ''The unforgiving dogma of Stalinism is that what the party leader, however cruel and incompetent, decrees, however absurd, must be accepted as law.
  • A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
    • In the Catholic Church, new dogmas can only be declared by the pope after the extremely rare procedure ''ex cathedra'' to make them part of the official faith.

    Derived terms

    * dogmatic * dogmatical * dogmatics * dogmatic theology * dogmatism * dogmatist * dogmatize

    See also

    * axioma * creed

    Anagrams

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    dogman

    English

    Noun

    (dogmen)
  • (Australia) An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.
  • * 1998 , Meredith Burgmann, Verity Burgmann, Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers? Federation , page 108,
    • Accordingly, during 1972 the union embarked upon a concerted campaign to enforce the use of two dogmen on each crane.
  • * 2005 , Henry Pollack, The Accidental Developer: The Fascinating Rise to the Top of Mirvac Founder Henry Pollack , page 243,
    • The usual crane crew required for operation of the site was one crane driver and two dogmen', but the BLF insisted that the builder keep a relief crane driver and a relief ' dogman permanently on site.
  • * 2010 , Raymond D. Clements, Aussie Rogue , page 59,
    • The only work I had done as a dogman was to use a crane on the back of a truck ‘slinging loads’ and work the crane and truck myself.
  • A man who trains dogs to fight for sport.
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