Dogma

n. pl. E. Dogmas (dŏg"måz), L. Dogmata (dŏg"må*tå).

1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.
2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.
3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum.