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ideology
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ideology /ide·ol·o·gy/ (i″de-ol´ah-je) (id″e-)
1. the science of the development of ideas.
2. the body of ideas characteristic of an individual or of a social unit.

i·de·ol·o·gy (d-l-j, d-)
n.
The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, a group, a class, or a culture.

ideology
[ī′de·ol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, idea
a scheme of ideas or systematic organization of ideas associated with doctrine and philosophy.

ideology [i″de-ol´o-je, id″e-ol´o-je]
1. the science of the development of ideas.
2. the body of ideas characteristic of an individual or of a social unit.


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Lebanese and Palestinian Islamists are seeking to appease fears, stressing that al-Qaeda does not exist in Lebanon as a "structured organization" or well-organized body, and consequently those who are inspired by the ideologies of this group do not pose a real danger.
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The theory provides a systematic way of looking at familiar facts about ideologies and explains these facts, which so far have been only described.
 
 
 
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