n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ī -d ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē , ˌ i-
Variant: also ide · al · o · gy \ - ' ä-l ə -j ē , - ' a- \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
Etymology: French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy
Date: 1813
1 : visionary theorizing
2 a : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture b : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture c : the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program
– ide · ol · o · gist \ -jist \ noun