IDEOLOGY


Meaning of IDEOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē, ˌi- ]

noun

also ide·al·o·gy -ˈä-lə-jē, -ˈa-

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.