i|de|ol|o|gy

i|de|ol|o|gy «_Y dee OL uh jee, _IHD ee-», noun, plural -gies.

1. a set of doctrines or body of opinions that people have: »

The majority of teachers and professors do not teach any ideology (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

2. the combined doctrines, assertions, and intentions of a social or political movement: »

communist ideology.

3. abstract speculation, especially theorizing or speculation of a visionary or impractical nature.

4. the science of the origin and nature of ideas.

5. a system of philosophy that derives all ideas exclusively from sensations.