ideological

[ahy-dee-uh-loj-ik, id-ee-] Example Sentences

i·de·o·log·ic

[ahy-dee-uh-loj-ik, id-ee-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to ideology.
2.
speculative; visionary.
Also, i·de·o·log·i·cal.


Origin:
1855–60; ideolog(y) + -ic

i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti-i·de·o·log·i·cal, adjective
an·ti-i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·i·de·o·log·ic, adjective
non·i·de·o·log·i·cal, adjective
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non·i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·id·e·o·log·i·cal, adjective
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Ideological is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • Others brought with them some of the political and ideological movements then swirling across their homelands-including communism.
  • Officials admit that this is an ideological project, but so are all education curriculums, they say.
  • Unfortunately these forums are letting all the buzzards and trolls come in from all over who are ideological.
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World English Dictionary
ideology (ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
n , pl -gies
1.  a body of ideas that reflects the beliefs and interests of a nation, political system, etc and underlies political action
2.  philosophy, sociol the set of beliefs by which a group or society orders reality so as to render it intelligible
3.  speculation that is imaginary or visionary
4.  the study of the nature and origin of ideas
 
ideological
 
adj
 
ideo'logic
 
adj
 
ideo'logically
 
adv

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