Dogma vs Stubborn - What's the difference?
dogma | stubborn |
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true regardless of evidence, or without evidence to support it.
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
As a noun dogma
is .As an adjective stubborn is
refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.dogma
English
(wikipedia dogma)Noun
(en-noun)- ''The unforgiving dogma of Stalinism is that what the party leader, however cruel and incompetent, decrees, however absurd, must be accepted as law.
- 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 * dogmatizeSee also
* axioma * creedAnagrams
* English nouns with irregular plurals ----stubborn
English
Adjective
(er)- He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.