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Ideology: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Ideology noun. A connected set of beliefs and ideals that shapes how a person or group thinks politics and society should work.
How to say it
eye-dee-OL-uh-jee/ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒi/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (OL). Forms: ideologies, ideological.
Ideology in a sentence
The two candidates agreed on almost every local issue, whatever their differences in ideology.
He treated his diet less like a habit and more like an ideology.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- doctrine
- creed
- belief system
- worldview
Where ideology comes from
From French idéologie, coined in the 1790s by Antoine Destutt de Tracy to mean the science of ideas.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He treated his diet less like a habit and more like an _____.
- hustings
- ideology
- theocracy
Show the answer
ideology: He treated his diet less like a habit and more like an ideology.