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 These endowments were meant to train gospel-proclaiming ministers, not to fund progressive ideology or elite academic fiefdoms. The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025 Police later learned that the four bombers had died in the explosion and were young men who had been radicalized by extremist ideology. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025 The American ideology of capitalist freedom was a solvent dissolving local cultures and national borders, homogenizing everything into a single mass of modern technological sameness. Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025 The party had not sought to distinguish itself from the Conservatives on the basis of ideology: both agreed on the necessity to rein in state spending, the primacy of the special relationship with Washington, and the need to cut migration. Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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Noun
  • In recent years, Brazil has become increasingly fragmented, amplified by a widespread subscription to hateful doctrines, culture wars, anti-intellectualism, disinformation on social media, apocalyptic messaging, doomsday conspiracy theories, and ethno-religious identity politics.
    Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
  • Church doctrine also calls for the pope to be buried four to six days after his death, unless there are extenuating circumstances.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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  • Clos du Val grows its grapes in the Stags Leap region of Napa Valley with a Bordeaux philosophy and approach to winemaking.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • This effort included investing in new high-speed production technologies and reducing inefficiencies using the Lean Six Sigma method—a corporate philosophy that encourages employees to identify and address problems.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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  • But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • His reign was not perfect, and his liberal creed antagonized enough conservative Catholics that a counter-movement has emerged in the U.S., complete with its own conferences, private schools and publications.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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