Dogma is a set of beliefs that a group holds as fixed and true, and that members are expected to take without asking hard questions.

Dogmadogma（教條） is a set of beliefs是一套信念 that a group holds as fixed and true一群人堅持是固定、正確的, and that members are expected to take而且成員被期待要照單全收 without asking hard questions不去問尖銳的問題。

Churches have long used the word for teachings they treat as settled. Groups that are not religious use it too: a political party, a school of thought, even a company can have dogma.

Churches have long used the word教會長久以來都用這個字 for teachings they treat as settled來指他們認定已經定案的教義。Groups that are not religious use it too不是宗教的團體也會用這個字: a political party政黨, a school of thought學派, even a company甚至一間公司 can have dogma都可以有自己的dogma（教條）。

Though actually, the word often sounds critical. If you call someone's idea dogma, you usually mean the door is closed: they will not let you test it. A group's teaching can be named in a more open way; dogma is the word with the lock on it.

Though actually不過其實, the word often sounds critical這個字聽起來常常帶批評的味道。If you call someone's idea dogma如果你把某人的想法叫做dogma, you usually mean the door is closed通常代表你的意思是：這扇門已經關上了: they will not let you test it他們不會讓你去檢驗它。A group's teaching can be named in a more open way一個團體的教導，也可以用比較開放的方式來稱呼; dogma is the word with the lock on it而dogma就是那個「上了鎖」的說法。

In older English the Greek-style plural dogmata sometimes appeared, but people now almost always say dogmas.

In older English在比較舊的英文裡 the Greek-style plural dogmata有時候會出現希臘式的複數dogmata sometimes appeared, but people now almost always say dogmas但現在的人幾乎都說dogmas。