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Ideology

Ideology Meaning & Definition
Ideology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ideology?

[n] imaginary or visionary theorization
[n] an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ideology: political orientation | political theory

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ideology: articles of religion | body of ideas | catechism | climate | climate of opinion | credenda | credo | creed | cult | doctrinal statement | doctrine | dogma | ethos | faith | formulated belief | gospel | intellectual climate | ism | moral climate | mores | norms | philosophy | political faith | political philosophy | principles | religion | school | spiritual climate | system of belief | system of ideas | system of theories | tenets | Weltanschauung | world view

See Also | absolutism | anarchism | autocracy | collectivism | communism | conservatism | conservativism | constitutionalism | democracy | dovishness | elitism | extremism | fascism | federalism | hawkishness | imperialism | liberalism | libertarianism | meritocracy | moderatism | monarchism | Negritude | orientation | progressivism | radicalism | reactionism | republicanism | social democracy | socialism | theocracy | theorisation | theorization | totalism | totalitarianism | Utopianism

Ideology In Webster's Dictionary

\I`de*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F. id['e]ologie.] 1. The science of ideas. --Stewart. 2. (Metaph.) A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation. Note: By a double blunder in philosophy and Greek, id['e]ologie . . . has in France become the name peculiarly distinctive of that philosophy of mind which exclusively derives our knowledge from sensation. --Sir W. Hamilton.

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