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i·de·ol·o·gy

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–noun, plural -gies.

1.	the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

2.	such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting it into operation.

Philosophy.

a.	the study of the nature and origin of ideas.

b.	a system that derives ideas exclusively from sensation.

4.	theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.

[Origin: 1790–1800; ideo- + -logy; cf. F idéologie

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i·de·ol·o·gy Audio Help (ī'dē-ŏl'ə-jē, ĭd'ē-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. i·de·ol·o·gies

The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.
A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.

[French idéologie : idéo-, ideo- + -logie, -logy.]

i'de·ol'o·gist n.

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ideology

1796, "science of ideas," originally "philosophy of the mind which derives knowledge from the senses" (as opposed to metaphysics), from Fr. idéologie "study or science of ideas," coined by Fr. philosopher Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) from idéo- "of ideas," from Gk. idea (see idea) + -logy. Meaning "systematic set of ideas, doctrines" first recorded 1909. Ideologue first recorded 1815, in ref. to the Fr. Revolutionaries.

"Ideology ... is usually taken to mean, a prescriptive doctrine that is not supported by rational argument." [D.D. Raphael, "Problems of Political Philosophy," 1970]

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ideology
noun
1.	an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: political orientation]
2.	imaginary or visionary theorization

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ideology [(eye-dee-ol-uh-jee, id-ee-ol-uh-jee)]

A system of beliefs or theories, usually political, held by an individual or a group. Capitalism, communism, and socialism are usually called ideologies.

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i·de·ol·o·gy (d-l-j, d-)
n.

The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, a group, a class, or a culture.

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Main Entry: ide·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "Id-E-'äl-&-jE, "id-
Variant: also ide·al·o·gy /-'äl-&-jE, -'al-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture
2 : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture —ideo·log·i·cal also idea·log·i·cal /"Id-E-&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective —ideo·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

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Ideology

I`de*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F. id['e]ologie.]

1. The science of ideas. --Stewart.

2. (Metaph.) A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation.

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.

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