doxa

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UK/ˈdɒksə/US/ˈdɑksə/

noun

Popular opinion or belief.

OriginAncient Greek δόξα →
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Meanings

noundoxa (plural doxas)

plural doxas

  1. Popular opinion or belief.

    This doxa can vacillate in time and in space, however, particularly when it comes up against other perspectives, because they too can generate their own doxas.

    2015, Robert F. Barsky, Undocumented Immigrants in an Era of Arbitrary Law

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδόξα
  2. Englishdoxa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with doxa

moxacoxaendoxa
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Cite this entry
APA

doxa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxa

MLA

“doxa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doxa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxa.

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