ideology (ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- a body of ideas that reflects the beliefs and interests of a nation, political system, etc and underlies political action
- philosophy sociology the set of beliefs by which a group or society orders reality so as to render it intelligible
- speculation that is imaginary or visionary
- the study of the nature and origin of ideas
Alternative Forms
ideological (ˌaɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəll) ˌideoˈlogic adjective ˌideoˈlogically adverb Synonyms
View thesaurus entry= belief(s)
ideas,
principles,
ideals,
opinion,
philosophy,
doctrine,
creed,
dogma,
tenets,
world view,
credence,
articles of faith
Weltanschauung,
Translations
- British English:
ideology
An ideology is a set of beliefs, especially the political beliefs on which people, parties, or countries base their actions....competing political ideologies.ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ NOUN ...competing political ideologies.
- Spanish:
ideología
nf
- French:
idéologie
nf
- German:
Weltanschauung
nf
- Chinese: 意识形态 n
- Arabic: أَيْدْيُولُوجْيَا n
- Portuguese: ideologia nf
- Russian: идеология nf
- Croatian: ideologija nf
- Czech: ideologie nf
- Danish: ideologi nutr
- Dutch: ideologie nf
- Finnish: ideologia n
- Greek: ιδεολογία nf
- Italian: ideologia nf
- Japanese: イデオロギー n
- Korean: 이데올로기 n
- Norwegian: ideologi nm
- Polish: ideologia nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ideologia nf
- European Spanish:
ideología
nf
- Swedish: ideologi nutr
- Thai: มโนคติวิทยา n
- Turkish: ideoloji n
- Vietnamese: hệ tư tưởng n
Usage examples
This was a territory of religion, ideology , blood-letting, a land forever fought over, passionately disputed.
, Somewhere East of Life (1994)The intellectual shortcoming of this ideology lies in its tool of choice: analogy.
Spiked (2003)He argues ideology rather than legal scholarship has shaped the administration's thinking on everything to do with Iraq.
CBC (2004)If you have the stomach to try to understand his twisted ideology , just follow the collateral damage.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But it would be an exaggeration to say he is enthused by Blair's ideology.
, LEND ME YOUR EARS (2003)