(ˌ)inˌdäktrə̇ˈnāshən, ənˌd- noun
( -s )
Etymology: indoctrinate + -ion
1. : the act or process of indoctrinating or the state of being indoctrinated
the proper and adequate indoctrination of a newly received prisoner is one of the most important points of the rehabilitation program — W.H.Maglin
evidence of attempts at subversive indoctrination or disloyal teaching — B.F.Wright
indoctrination can be smuggled in … in the name of democratic education — F.C.Neft
2. : something with or in which one is indoctrinated
freedom of minds, the maxims of logic and experimental proof, of intellectual honesty, of tolerance and persuasion … constitute a body of indoctrination to which no objection can consistently be raised — R.B.Perry
• in·doc·tri·na·tion·al (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshən ə l, -shnəl adjective