indoctrination
[in-dok-truh-ney-shuh n]
- the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view: religious indoctrination.
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Origin of indoctrination
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Examples from the Web for indoctrination
Contemporary Examples
Mandela sent fighters for training and indoctrination to China when it was still ruled by that revolutionary icon, Mao Tse-Tung.
And what Brown means to write is “according to medieval religious doctrine,” not “indoctrination.”
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and OversimplificationsNoah Charney
May 20, 2013
To this army of religious home-schoolers, it's about some absurd paranoia about indoctrination too.
On his website freedomofmind.com, he warns that today “the internet is… the primary vehicle for recruitment and indoctrination.”
Full disclosure: I was the one who leaked the tape, the widely disseminated “indoctrination video,” to Gawker.
Historical Examples
They devised a system of indoctrination unequaled by that of any other people.
Government in Republican ChinaPaul Myron Anthony Linebarger
The period of indoctrination varies in length with the individuals.
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You will be screened now and taken to the indoctrination ward.
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They were comparatively new here, all these in this indoctrination ward.
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This indoctrination—you, the girl—you went crazy when I talked about dying—what—?
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Word Origin and History for indoctrination
n.
1640s, noun of action from indoctrinate.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper