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Definition of Ideology
1. Noun. An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation.
Generic synonyms: Orientation
Specialized synonyms: Absolutism, Totalism, Totalitarianism, Anarchism, Autocracy, Centrism, Moderatism, Collectivism, Communism, Conservatism, Conservativism, Segregationism, Constitutionalism, Democracy, Social Democracy, Domino Theory, Elitism, Extremism, Fascism, Federalism, Imperialism, Leftism, Liberalism, Meritocracy, Libertarianism, Monarchism, Negritude, Orleanism, Progressivism, Radicalism, Reactionism, Republicanism, Rightism, Socialism, Theocracy, Utopianism, Dovishness, Hawkishness
Attributes: Conservative, Liberal
Derivative terms: Ideological, Ideologist
2. Noun. Imaginary or visionary theorization.
Definition of Ideology
1. n. The science of ideas.
Definition of Ideology
1. Noun. Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group. ¹
2. Noun. The study of the origin and nature of ideas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ideology
1. a systematic body of ideas [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Ideology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ideology
Literary usage of Ideology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical History of Free Thought in Reference to the Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar (1863)
"THE TERM ideology. As the term ideology has lately been employed in a novel ...
The word ideology, as denoting the term to express metaphysical science, ..."
2. The Nature of Landscape: A Personal Quest by Han Lorzing (2001)
"If there is to be an ideology behind all this, it will be that everyone has an
... ideology and landscape Earlier in this chapter, in our excursion into ..."
3. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"Key Elements of Vital Reading Programs Vital reading programs, in our judgment,
are built around seven key elements: • An ideology • Clear roles and ..."
4. The Theory of State by Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1895)
"Abstract ideology is the exaggeration and caricature of the philosophical, mere
empiricism of the historical method. * jt * i * . ii • c \ rr-«i true and ..."
5. Aids to Faith: A Series of Theological Essays by William Thomson (1864)
"THE term ideology is strange, and certainly not welcome to English ears ; nor is
it, perhaps, much to be feared that the system which bears the name will ..."
6. Aids to Faith: A Series of Theological Essays by William Thomson (1864)
"THE term ideology is strange, and certainly not welcome to English ears; nor is
it, perhaps, much to be feared that the system which bears the name will ..."
7. The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition by Mohammed Ali Bakari (2001)
"In terms of ideology, it is important to distinguish between 'ideal ... 6 Ideal
ideology is a coherent system of values which is very rigid and which claim ..."
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