ideology

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The definition of ideology is the set of ideas and beliefs that are important to a person, a group, or a culture.

An example of an ideology is a candidate's statement about their beliefs.

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ideology

noun

pl. -·gies

Archaic the philosophical study of the nature and origin of ideas
Rare thinking or theorizing that is of an idealistic, abstract, or impractical nature; fanciful speculation
the doctrines, opinions, or way of thinking of an individual, class, etc.; specif., the body of ideas on which a particular political, economic, or social system is based

Origin of ideology

French idéologie: see ideo- and -logy

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ideology

noun

pl. i·de·ol·o·gies

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.

Origin of ideology

French idéologie idéo- ideo- -logie -logy

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i′de·ol′o·gist
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Noun

(plural ideologies)

Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

Usage notes

Original meaning “study of ideas” (following the etymology), today primarily used to mean “doctrine”. For example “communist ideology” generally refers to “communist doctrine”; study of communist ideas instead being “communist philosophy”, or more clearly “philosophy of communism”; only rarely “ideology of communism”.

Origin

From French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- +‎ -logy). Coined 1796 by 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.

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