ideology
Plural: ideologies
Noun
- A systematic body of ideas of a group, culture, or theory.
- an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
- imaginary or visionary theorization
- Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
- The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
Examples
- A dictatorship bans things, that do not conform to its ideology, to secure its reign.
- His Scrabble ideology focused on blocking opponents rather than maximizing his own points.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.
Synonyms
political orientation, political theory
Scrabble Score: 13
ideology: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordideology: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ideology: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
ideology: valid Words With Friends Word