inculcation
the act of inculcating, or teaching or influencing persistently and repeatedly so as to implant or instill an idea, theory, attitude, etc.
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How to use inculcation in a sentence
Americans and English are apt to regard it as merely the oral inculcation of established truths.
A Drama, he feels, should not aim at the inculcation of any definite maxim; the moral of it lies in the action and the character.
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles KingsleyEvangelistic efforts, the relief of the sick and poor, and the inculcation of temperance are zealously carried on.
Legal and moral precepts, such as the inculcation of justice and a benevolent disposition for the good of society.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikYet I am constrained to say, the inculcation of these principals has been altogether a too predominant idea.
Black and White | Timothy Thomas Fortune
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