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Ideology vs Idolatry - What's the difference?

ideology | idolatry |

As nouns the difference between ideology and idolatry

is that ideology is doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group while idolatry is the worship of idols.

ideology

Noun

(ideologies)
  • Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
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  • The study of the origin and nature of ideas.
  • Usage notes

    Original meaning “study of ideas” (following the etymology), today primarily used to mean “doctrine”. For example “communist ideology” generally refers to “communist doctrine”; study of communist ideas instead being “communist philosophy”, or more clearly “philosophy of communism”; only rarely “ideology of communism”.

    idolatry

    English

    Noun

    (idolatries)
  • The worship of idols.
  • The admiration of somebody or something.
  • Synonyms

    * adoration * reverence * worship