# ideological

Pronunciation: say "y-dee-uh-LOJ-i-kuhl" US /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, UK /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/, AUS /ˌɑe.diː.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to one or more ideologies: the systems of ideas that shape political or social beliefs.
   - Simple: Relating to a set of beliefs or ideas that a person or group holds.
   - _The debate exposed sharp ideological divisions within the movement._
   - _Scholars trace the group's ideological roots to nineteenth-century thinkers._
2. Marked by strict, uncompromising commitment to a particular political ideology, rather than to what is popular or practical.
   - Simple: Sticking firmly to a set of political beliefs, even when they are not popular or useful.
   - _Critics called the reform ideological, driven by doctrine rather than evidence of what works._
   - _His ideological rigidity left no room for negotiation with rivals._
3. Irrational; sustained by misinformation and social reinforcement rather than credible evidence.
   - Simple: Based on false information and group pressure instead of real proof.
   - _The panic proved ideological, fed by online rumors rather than any real data._
   - _She dismissed the theory as ideological, more belief than evidence._

## Origin

Formed from "ideology" combined with the suffix "-ical".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ideological (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).