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ideological

adjective ideo·log·i·cal \ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌi-\

Definition of IDEOLOGICAL

1
:  relating to or concerned with ideas
2
:  of, relating to, or based on ideology
— ideo·log·i·cal·ly \-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of IDEOLOGICAL

ideo·log·i·cal also ideo·log·ic \-ˈlä-jik\
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First Known Use of IDEOLOGICAL

1797

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with IDEOLOGICAL

anthropological, archaeological, climatological, criminological, entomological, eschatological, etymological, genealogical, gerontological, iconological, mineralogical, musicological, numerological, ornithological, physiological, radiological, sociological, terminological

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ideological
  2. anti-
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