indoctrination

American  

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn] / ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• reindoctrination noun

Etymology

Origin of indoctrination

indoctrin(ate) + -ation

Example Sentences

The court said: "The family strongly support the provision of religious education provided it does not amount to indoctrination."

From BBC

Due to their early indoctrination, she believes they will be even more hardline than their fathers.

From BBC

Then came the “fantastic indoctrination into the West Coast scene,” Townshend says of hanging out with Jimi Hendrix and the Mamas and the Papas.

From Los Angeles Times

This means defending the university not as a corporate entity or site of theocratic indoctrination but as a democratic commons.

From Salon

Nor is there any suggestion of indoctrination over social media.

From BBC

Related Words

• persuasion