a systematic body of ideas underlying a social, political, or cultural programme concepts
a manner of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
medical ideology
the ideas behind a social, political, or cultural programme
the study of the origin and nature of ideas
ideological /-ʹlojikl/ adj
ideologically /-ʹlojikli/ adv
ideologist noun
[French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy]