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

n. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.

n. Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

n. The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

n. The science of ideas.

n. A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them exclusively from sensation.

n. A set or system of theories and beliefs held by an individual or group, especially about sociopolitical goals and methods to attain them; in common usage, ideology is such a set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them to ignore evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error -- in this sense it is viewed as a negative trait; contrasted to pragmatism, and distinct from idealism.

n. The science of ideas or of mind; a name applied by the later disciples of the French philosopher Condillac to the history and evolution of human ideas, considered as so many successive forms or modes of certain original or transformed sensations; that system of mental philosophy which derives knowledge exclusively from sensation.

n. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

n. imaginary or visionary theorization

"I'm usually ok doing presentations and speeches. .i used to do public speaking at school. .won a couple of competitions here and there. .but with those i usually got to choose the subject matter. .with this it was set for me and i really don't have a clue about the term ideology at all."

pragmatism   

theorization    theorisation   

ideologist    ideologue    ideological    ideologic    ideologically   

Egyptology    Scientology    anesthesiology    anthology    anthropology    apology    archaeology    archeology    astrogeology    astrology   

agenda    socialism    nationalism    propaganda    régime    dictatorship    capitalism    creed    ethic    economics