ideology
noun
[ ˌʌɪdɪˈɒlədʒi ]
• a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
• "the ideology of democracy"
Similar:
beliefs,
ideas,
ideals,
principles,
doctrine,
creed,
credo,
teaching,
dogma,
theory,
thesis,
tenets,
canon(s),
conviction(s),
persuasion,
opinions,
position,
ethics,
morals,
• the science of ideas; the study of their origin and nature.
Origin:
late 18th century (in ideology (sense 2)): from French idéologie, from Greek idea ‘form, pattern’ + -logos (denoting discourse or compilation).
