inculcation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inculcation
First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin inculcātiōn-, stem of inculcātiō, equivalent to inculcāt(us), past participle of inculcāre “to trample, impress, stuff in” + -iō -ion ( def. ); inculcate ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In an ideal world, Langa and other researchers say, efforts to prevent dementia would begin in childhood with strong investments in education and the inculcation of healthy habits.
From Scientific American • Jul. 10, 2022
People of faith, and those of no religion, should not have to support the inculcation of beliefs with which they disagree.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2021
Its inculcation into our daily lives feels, in some ways, like either a simultaneous event — or a driver — of our present undoing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2021
She had been using Instagram for years; by virtue of her age and her cultural inculcation, “You Are There” is an oblique comment on Instagram’s mind-warping market of ideals.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 17, 2019
These the sage carefully edited, selecting such of them as "would be serviceable for the inculcation of propriety and righteousness."
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
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