ideology
Pronunciation: /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/
The English word “ideology” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
- The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
Etymology
Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.
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