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 theorizing
2 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