Dogma (Greek dógma,
literally "decree") is a doctrine of practice or a body of
doctrines formally and authoritatively affirmed.
Dogmatics is the study of religious
dogmas. In
Orthodoxy, a dogma is not just a philosophical truth. It is a
reality which is described by all the Saints & Glorified/Deified
Church members. It is the experience of Pentecost through the
passing of the years, which is the same with the experience of
the Apostles.
«...For
there is no benefit in a clean
living with corrupt dogmas;
just as in the opposite case, of
healthy dogmas, if one's life is
corrupt.»