ideologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ideology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ideologist From ideology + -ist.
Meanings
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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 156:
Forms
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| ideologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |