indoctrination

/ɪnˌdɑktrɪˈneɪʃən/ /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated

Examples :

"The children's constant repetition of the political slogan suggested heavy indoctrination at school. "

noun

Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

Examples :

"The religious studies teacher provided thorough indoctrination in the basic tenets of Christianity. "

politics doctrine education philosophy religion society government

Related Words

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

instruction noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

indoctrinated verb

/ɪnˈdɑktrəˌneɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈdɒktɹɪˌneɪtɪd/

To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.

"The children were indoctrinated from a young age to believe that their family's political views were the only correct ones. "

suggested verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪd/ /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

principles noun

/ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z/

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

indoctrinating verb

/ɪnˈdɑːktrɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪtɪŋ/

To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.

"The cult was accused of indoctrinating its members by isolating them and only presenting information that supported the cult's beliefs. "

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

rudiments noun

/ˈruːdɪmənts/ /ˈruːdɪmənz/

(often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.

"Before learning calculus, students must understand the rudiments of algebra. "

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

repetition noun

/ɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

"The teacher used repetition of vocabulary words to help the students learn them. "

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "