ideology

/aษช.di.หˆษ‘l.ษ™.dอกส’i/
noun
  1. 1

    Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

    โ€œA dictatorship, in order to secure its reign, bans things that do not conform to its ideology.โ€

  2. 2

    The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ideology