Definitions of 'Ideology'

• political orientation: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation imaginary or visionary theorization.
• An ideology is a set of aims and ideas that directs one's goals, expectations, and actions. An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things (compare worldview), as in common sense (see Ideology in everyday society below) and several philosophical tendencies ...
• Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group; The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
• ideologic - ideological: concerned with or suggestive of ideas; "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological".
• ideologist - an advocate of some ideology.
• ideologist - One who theorizes or idealizes; one who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
• ideological - Of or pertaining to an ideology; Based on an ideology or misleading studies or statistics, especially based on the media or propaganda. Not based on scientific evidence or reality.
• "Ideology" means to favor one point of view above all others and to adhere to this point of view. The ideologue sees the world from a single point of view, can thus "explain" it and attempt to "change" it.
• How we as individuals understand the world in which we live. This understanding involves an interaction between our individual psychology and the social structures that surround us.
• The knowledge or beliefs developed by human societies as part of their cultural adaptation.
• Set of beliefs and goals of a social or political group that explain or justify the group's decisions and behavior.
• Literally the study of ideas, the collective knowledge, understandings, opinions, values, preconceptions, experiences and/or memories that informs a culture and its individual people.