variants also idealogy
as in doctrine
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideology The American scientific enterprise, the source of so much wealth and national prestige, is being unravelled before our eyes—research grants are being cut off, satellites disconnected, reports cooked up to meet the needs of particular industries and ideologies. Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 Both Lebanon and Syria are emerging from devastating sectarian conflicts, foreign interference, and destruction at the hands of the Iranian regime and non-state actors who prioritized extremist ideology above all. semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Not surprisingly, party affiliation and political ideology matter. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Black voters don't have the luxury of experimenting with ideology when safety, jobs and schools are on the line. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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Noun
  • In another example, Francis came out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples, something previously opposed by the Vatican’s doctrine office.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • And its newest men’s fragrance, Oud Zarian, feels like an inevitable product of that philosophy.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In February, BoConcept chief executive officer Mikael Kruse Jensen told WWD that the appointment of Christensen reflected its commitment to advancing Danish philosophy of design on a global scale.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Even miscreants like Steve Albini had purist creeds of conduct.
    Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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