Meanings
plural ideologists
- One who theorizes or idealizes; one who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
In addition, the ruling thoughts of a particular era gradually become separate from the ruling individuals, i.e. intellectual labour becomes a distinct occupation and the profession of the ideologist is born.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 156Synonyms: ideologue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who theorizes or idealizes; one who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
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