Main Entry:

ide·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation:

\ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē, ˌi-\

Variant(s):

also ide·al·o·gy \-ˈä-lə-jē, -ˈa-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ide·ol·o·gies

Etymology:

French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy

Date:

1813

1: visionary theorizing2 a: a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture b: a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture c: the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program

— ide·ol·o·gist \-jist\ noun