Ideology

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  • noun. A set of doctrines or beliefs that are shared by the members of a social group or that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The science of ideas or of mind; a name applied by the later disciples of the French philosopher Condillac to the history and evolution of human ideas, considered as so many successive forms or modes of certain original or transformed sensations; that system of mental philosophy which derives knowledge exclusively from sensation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The science of ideas.
  • noun. A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation.
  • noun. A set or system of theories and beliefs held by an individual or group, especially about sociopolitical goals and methods to attain them; in common usage, ideology is such a set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them to ignore evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error -- in this sense it is viewed as a negative trait; contrasted to pragmatism, and distinct from idealism.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
  • noun. The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  • noun. imaginary or visionary theorization
    • Word Usage
    "But then, consistency in ideology is not the strong suit of many."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    pragmatism  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    theorisation  theorization  
    Rhyme
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    Egyptology  Scientology  anesthesiology  anthology  anthropology  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    activism  affiliation  agenda  capitalism  communism  
    Synonym
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    Weltanschauung  articles of religion  body of ideas  catechism  climate  
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