indoctrination (noun)

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• indoctrination — indoctrinate ► VERB ▪ cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction. DERIVATIVES indoctrination noun indoctrinator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «teach or instruct»: from French endoctriner, from doctrine… …   English terms dictionary

• indoctrination — (n.) 1640s, noun of action from INDOCTRINATE (Cf. indoctrinate) …   Etymology dictionary

• indoctrination — noun see indoctrinate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indoctrination — noun a) The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated b) Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information …   Wiktionary

• indoctrination — noun teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically • Derivationally related forms: ↑indoctrinate • Hypernyms: ↑teaching, ↑instruction, ↑pedagogy • Hyponyms: ↑brainwashing, ↑inculc …   Useful english dictionary

• indoctrinate — verb (T) to train someone to accept a particular set of political or religious beliefs and not consider any others: People were indoctrinated not to question their leaders. indoctrination noun (U): objective discussion, free from propaganda and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• indoctrinate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: probably from Middle English endoctrinen, from Anglo French endoctriner, from en + doctrine doctrine Date: 1626 1. to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments ; teach 2. to imbue with a usually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indoctrinate — [ɪn dɒktrɪneɪt] verb 1》 cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction. 2》 archaic teach or instruct. Derivatives indoctrination noun indoctrinator noun indoctrinatory adjective Origin C17: from …   English new terms dictionary

• indoctrinate — ► VERB ▪ cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction. DERIVATIVES indoctrination noun indoctrinator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «teach or instruct»: from French endoctriner, from doctrine doctrine …   English terms dictionary

• indoctrinator — indoctrinate ► VERB ▪ cause to accept a set of beliefs uncritically through repeated instruction. DERIVATIVES indoctrination noun indoctrinator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «teach or instruct»: from French endoctriner, from doctrine… …   English terms dictionary

• brainwashing — noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs • Hypernyms: ↑indoctrination …   Useful english dictionary