Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·greek ·1530s
Dogma
from δόγμα (dogma)
- Meaning
- Opinion, decree — settled into "an authoritative tenet."
- Source word
- δόγμα (dogma)
- Route into English
- Greek philosophical → Christian theological → English religious and figurative use ("party dogma").
- Arrived
- 1530s
English borrows.
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