ideologically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌaɪdiəˈlɑdʒɪkli/ UK /ˌaɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
with respect to ideology or a body of doctrines

The two parties were ideologically opposed on almost every issue.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · with respect to ideology or... doctrinallytheoretically politically

Opposites

pragmatically practically

Word family

Related forms ideology ideologicalideologue

Etymology

From ideological + -ly, from ideology, from Ancient Greek idea ('form, idea') + -logia ('study'), from logos ('word, reason').

idea Latin logos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ideologically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌaɪdiəˈlɑdʒɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌaɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkli/

## Meanings
1. with respect to ideology or a body of doctrines

## Examples
- The two parties were ideologically opposed on almost every issue.

## Synonyms
- doctrinally
- theoretically
- politically

## Antonyms
- pragmatically
- practically

## Related Forms
- ideology
- ideological
- ideologue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: idea
- Root: logos

## Etymology
From ideological + -ly, from ideology, from Ancient Greek idea ('form, idea') + -logia ('study'), from logos ('word, reason').

## AI Etymology
ideologically comes from ideological + -ly, from ideology, from Ancient Greek idea ('form, idea') + -logia ('study'), from logos ('word, reason'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the adverb sense is "with respect to ideology or a body of doctrines", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as ideology, ideological, and ideologue. Its semantic neighborhood includes doctrinally, theoretically, and politically, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Ancient Greek idea and Ancient Greek logos.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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