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ideology

ideo·logy

UK/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ US/ˌɑj.dɪjˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒɪj/ uncommon

noun

1.

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Synonyms
2.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • gender ideology
  • successor ideology

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