Standard Lemma guide

ideological

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˌɪd.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ of Canada
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˌɑe.diː.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ə.kəl/
  • New-Zealand: [ˌɑe̯.diː.əˈlɔ̟d͡ʒ.ə.kəl]
  • rhymes with -ɪkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: AY2 D IY0 AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.
  • ideological fervor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.
  • The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.
  • ideological trade policy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

concerned with or suggestive of ideas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ideological application of a theory
  • the drama's symbolism was very ideological

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ideologic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ideology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ideological From ideology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գաղափարախոսական (gaġapʻaraxosakan) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Asturian: ideolóxicu — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Belarusian: ідэалагі́чны (idealahíčny) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Catalan: ideològic — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 意識形態的 /意识形态的 (yìshi xíngtài de) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Czech: ideologický — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Danish: ideologisk — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Dutch: ideologisch — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Finnish: ideologinen — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • French: idéologique — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Galician: ideolóxico — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • German: ideologisch — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Greek: ιδεολογικός (ideologikós) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Hungarian: ideológiai — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Irish: idé-eolaíoch — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Italian: ideologico — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Japanese: イデオロギーの (ideorogī no) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Kazakh: идеологиялық (ideologiälyq) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Latin: ideologicus — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Latvian: ideoloģisks — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Polish: ideologiczny — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Portuguese: ideológico — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Romanian: ideologic — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Russian: идеологи́ческий (ideologíčeskij) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Spanish: ideológico — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Swedish: ideologisk — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Tagalog: palakuruanin — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Tagalog: pampalakuruan — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Ukrainian: ідеологі́чний (ideolohíčnyj) — of or pertaining to an ideology
  • Finnish: ideologinen — based on an ideology
  • French: idéologique — based on an ideology
  • German: ideologisch — based on an ideology
  • Greek: ιδεολογικός (ideologikós) — based on an ideology
  • Irish: idé-eolaíoch — based on an ideology
  • Italian: ideologico — based on an ideology
  • Kazakh: идеологиялық (ideologiälyq) — based on an ideology
  • Korean: 이데올로기에 관한 (ide'ollogie gwanhan) — based on an ideology
  • Latin: ideologicus — based on an ideology
  • Portuguese: ideológico — based on an ideology
  • Romanian: ideologic — based on an ideology
  • Russian: идеологи́ческий (ideologíčeskij) — based on an ideology
  • Swedish: ideologisk — based on an ideology