ideological

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   concerned with or suggestive of ideas

   ideological application of a theory

2. 2
   adj

   Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

   There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.

3. 3
   adj

   Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

   The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.

4. 4
   adj

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

5. 5
   adj

   Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.

Etymology

From ideology + -ical.