| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | i·de·ol·o·gy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    d - l  -j,  d- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. i·de·ol·o·gies
1. The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture. 2. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French idéologie : idéo-, ideo- + -logie, -logy. | | OTHER FORMS: | ide·olo·gist —NOUN
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