ideology
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ideology
- /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ UK
- /ˌɑj.dɪjˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /aɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US
- /ɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US
- /ˌɑɪ.diːˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
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.
noun ideologies
- Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group. A dictatorship bans things, that do not conform to its ideology, to secure its reign.
- The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: political orientation, political theory, ism, ideological, doctrine, creed, philosophy, idea, belief, concept, mentality, thought, consciousness, awareness, rationale, mind
Translations
Every language
noun doctrine, body of ideas
| Español | ideología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이데올로기 ide'ollogi, 이념 inyeom |
| 日本語 | 観念形態 kannen keitai, イデオロギー ideorogī, 理念 rinen |
| 中文 | 意識形態 /意识形态 yìshi xíngtài, 思想意識 /思想意识 sīxiǎng yìshi, 思想體系 /思想体系 sīxiǎng tǐxì, 意締牢結 /意缔牢结 yìdìláojié, 理念 lǐniàn |
| हिन्दी | विचारधारा vicārdhārā, नज़रिया nazariyā |
| Português | ideologia |
| Français | idéologie |
| Deutsch | Ideologie |
| Italiano | ideologia |
| Ελληνικά | ιδεολογία ideología |
| Română | ideologie |
| Русский | идеоло́гия ideológija, мировоззре́ние mirovozzrénije |
| Tiếng Việt | ý thức hệ, hệ tư tưởng, ý hệ |
| العربية | أَيْدِيُولُوجِيَا ʔaydiyūlūjiyā |
| עברית | אִידֵאוֹלוֹגִיָה ideológya |
Talk about this word "ideology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ideology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ideology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ideology "ideology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ideology.Cite this
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title = {ideology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ideology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
