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Definition of Indoctrination
1. Noun. Teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically.
Specialized synonyms: Brainwashing, Inculcation, Ingraining, Instilling
Derivative terms: Indoctrinate
Definition of Indoctrination
1. n. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.
Definition of Indoctrination
1. Noun. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated ¹
2. Noun. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indoctrination
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indoctrination
Literary usage of Indoctrination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... Buckingham bad obtained a quick conception of speaking Very gracefully and
pertinently. Clarendon. indoctrination ..."
2. Academic Freedom in Indonesia: Dismantling Soeharto-era Barriers by Joseph Saunders, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1998)
"ON-CAMPUS IDEOLOGICAL indoctrination Under Scenario, students' introduction to
campus life was a mandatory, state-sponsored indoctrination session in the ..."
3. Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation by J. Bruce Amstutz (1994)
"... Soviet Control and indoctrination The glorious Saur Revolution was in effect
the continuation of the [Soviet] Great October Revolution. ..."
4. Safety and Health Requirements Manual: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers edited by Robert H. Griffin (1999)
"B indoctrination AND TRAINING 01 .B.01 Employees shall be provided safety and
... B.02 indoctrination and training shall be based on the safety and health ..."
5. The Dark Charade by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1991)
"CHAPTER 6 REC #2 HATONN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1991 2:45 PM YEAR 5, DAY 060 MILITARY
EDUCATION AND indoctrination (SOVIET) Since the Russian Revolution, ..."
6. Theories of Americanization: A Critical Study, with Special Reference to the by Isaac Baer Berkson (1920)
"indoctrination limits freedom by closing the imagination to any but the ideas
which have been indoctrinated. When one comes under the influence of only one ..."
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