ideological

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

Pronunciation

/ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌɪd.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-ideological.wav /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌɑe.diː.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ə.kəl/ [ˌɑe̯.diː.əˈlɔ̟d͡ʒ.ə.kəl]

Word forms

ideological more ideological most ideological

Etymology

From ideology + -ical.

Related words

ideologically ideology transideological

Derived words

anti-ideological interideological nonideological politico-ideological postideological socio-ideological unideological

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