Propaganda Definition

prŏpə-găndə

noun

A committee of cardinals, the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, in charge of the foreign missions.

Webster's New World

Any systematic, widespread dissemination or promotion of particular ideas, doctrines, practices, etc. to further one's own cause or to damage an opposing one.

Webster's New World

Ideas, doctrines, or allegations so spread.

Webster's New World

A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

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truth

Origin of Propaganda

Earlier organization for the propagation of a practice or point of view from Propaganda short for New Latin Sacra Congregātiō dē Prōpagandā Fidē the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith, a division of the Roman Curia established in 1622 to promote the evangelization of non-Christian peoples and the spread of the Roman Catholic Church in other Christian communities from Latin prōpāgandā ablative feminine gerundive of prōpāgāre to propagate propagate

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dÄ“ Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin propāgō (“propagate") (see English propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

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