'Ideology' definitions:

Definition of 'ideology'

From: WordNet
noun
An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: political orientation, ideology, political theory]
noun
Imaginary or visionary theorization

Definition of 'Ideology'

From: GCIDE
  • Ideology \I`de*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F. id['e]ologie.]
  • 1. The science of ideas. --Stewart. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Metaph.) A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: By a double blunder in philosophy and Greek, id['e]ologie . . . has in France become the name peculiarly distinctive of that philosophy of mind which exclusively derives our knowledge from sensation. --Sir W. Hamilton.
  • 3. A set or system of theories and beliefs held by an individual or group, especially about sociopolitical goals and methods to attain them; in common usage, ideology is such a set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them to ignore evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error -- in this sense it is viewed as a negative trait; contrasted to pragmatism, and distinct from idealism. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'ideology'

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