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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ide·ol·o·gy (plural -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 English Etymology ideology 1796, "science of ideas," originally "philosophy of the mind which derives knowledge from the senses" (as opposed to metaphysics), from Fr. idéologie "study or science of ideas," coined by Fr. philosopher Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) from idéo-"of ideas," from Gk. idea (see idea) + -logy. Meaning "systematic set of ideas, doctrines" first recorded 1909. Ideologue first recorded 1815, in ref. to the Fr. Revolutionaries."Ideology ... is usually taken to mean, a prescriptive doctrine that is not supported by rational argument." [D.D. Raphael, "Problems of Political Philosophy," 1970] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ideology ideol·ogy / 7aidi5ClEdVi; NAmE -5B:l- / noun[C, U] (pl. -ies) (sometimes disapproving) 1. a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on 思想(体系)；思想意识: Marxist / capitalist ideology 马克思主义/资本主义思想体系 2. a set of beliefs, especially one held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave 意识形态；观念形态: the ideology of gender roles 性别角色的观念形态 alternative ideologies 非传统的意识形态 • ideo·logic·al / 7aidiE5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adj.: ideological differences 意识形态上的差别 • ideo·logic·al·ly / -kli / adv.: ideologically correct 意识上正确 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English ideology noun ADJ. dominant | official | coherent The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology. | strong | cultural, economic, educational, political, religious | bourgeois, capitalist, communist, Marxist, revolutionary, socialist, etc. VERB + IDEOLOGY have The party had a Marxist ideology. | adopt They distanced themselves from the upper class and adopted a communist ideology. | reject Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun an overall view of or attitude toward life FF1C;an ideology based on toleranceFF1E; Synonyms: credo, creed, weltanschauung Related Words: outlook, philosophy, view Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ide·ol·o·gy \ˌīdēˈäləjē, ˌid-, -ji sometimes ˌēd-\ noun also ide·al·o·gy \“, -ēˈal-\ (-es) Etymology: French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy 1. a. : a branch of knowledge concerned with the origin and nature of ideas b. : a theory in philosophy advocated by Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836): ideas originate from sensation 2. : visionary speculation : idle theorizing; often : an impractical theory or system of theories 3. a. : a systematic scheme or coordinated body of ideas or concepts especially about human life or culture b. : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture < bourgeois ideology > < medical, legal, and other professional ideologies > < kept his ideology inviolate > c. (1) : the integrated assertions, theories, and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program < a national ideology that was not static but altered with altering circumstances > (2) : an extremist sociopolitical program or philosophy constructed wholly or in part on factitious or hypothetical ideational bases |
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