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In a home school, the kid does 95% of the work. But in a school system, since it's an indoctrination system, a teacher has to do 95% of the work.
John Taylor Gatto

Meaning of "indoctrination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDOCTRINATION

indoctrination  [ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDOCTRINATION

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Indoctrination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDOCTRINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indoctrination

Indoctrination is the process of inculcating ideas, attitudes, cognitive strategies or a professional methodology. It is often distinguished from education by the fact that the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or critically examine the doctrine they have learned. As such the term may be used pejoratively, often in the context of education, political opinions, theology or religious dogma. The term is closely linked to socialization; in common discourse, indoctrination is often associated with negative connotations, while socialization refers to cultural or educational learning.

Definition of indoctrination in the English dictionary

The definition of indoctrination in the dictionary is the systematic teaching to accept doctrines, esp uncritically. Other definition of indoctrination is the fact or process of importing learning; instruction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDOCTRINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDOCTRINATION

indocile
indocility
indoctrinate
indoctrinator
indol
indole
indoleacetic acid
indolebutyric acid
indolence
indolency
indolent
indolently
Indologist
Indology
indometacin
indomethacin
indomitability
indomitable
indomitableness
indomitably

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDOCTRINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of indoctrination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDOCTRINATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indoctrination» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indoctrination

Translation of «indoctrination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDOCTRINATION

Find out the translation of indoctrination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indoctrination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indoctrination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灌输
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adoctrinamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

indoctrination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भावना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التلقين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспитание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doutrinação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মতদীক্ষাদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

endoctrinement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Indoktrinasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Indoktrination
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗脳
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세뇌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indoctrination
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

huấn luyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதனைகளுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिकवण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doktrinleştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indottrinamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

indoktrynacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виховання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndoctrinare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατήχηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indoktrinasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indoktrinering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indoktrinering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indoctrination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDOCTRINATION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDOCTRINATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indoctrination

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2 QUOTES WITH «INDOCTRINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indoctrination.
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John Taylor Gatto
In a home school, the kid does 95% of the work. But in a school system, since it's an indoctrination system, a teacher has to do 95% of the work.
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David Horowitz
A university is not a political party, and an education is not an indoctrination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDOCTRINATION»

Discover the use of indoctrination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indoctrination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indoctrination: How 'Useful Idiots' Are Using Our Schools to ...
""Indoctrination"" exposes the agenda, the activists and what Americans can do to fight back. ""For defenders of freedom, Kyle Olson's book is a vital necessity to read and absorb.
Kyle Olson, 2011
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Indoctrination: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity
The companion book to the award-winning documentary “IndoctrinNation”, this eye-opening book includes: An unforgettable introduction by a father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre — “I put him in a pagan school where ...
Colin Gunn, Charles LaVerdiere, Joaquin Fernandez, 2012
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Professing Feminism: Education and Indoctrination in Women's ...
In this new and expanded edition of their controversial 1994 book, the authors update their analysis of what's gone wrong with Women's Studies programs.
Daphne Patai, Noretta Koertge, 2003
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Concepts of Indoctrination: Philosophical Essays
This volume combines both American and English interpretations of a crucial idea in the philosophy of education and helps bridge the gap between the teaching of the subject in the USA and the UK.
Ivan A. Snook, 2010
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Teaching for Commitment: Liberal Education, Indoctrination, ...
Elmer Thiessen provides a comprehensive critical survey of the debate concerning indoctrination, especially in the context of confessional religious education.
Elmer John Thiessen, 1993
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Indoctrination U: The Left's War Against Academic Freedom
FOUR. Indoctrination. U. In a democracy, the purpose of an education is to teach students how to think, not what to think—so goes the common wisdom. In the more formal phrasing of the 1915 “Declaration of Principles” on academic freedom, ...
David Horowitz, 2013
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Indoctrination
Michael's focus should be at home as he and Elena await the arrival of their first child. But the increasing global influence of the Morningstar prompts him to question the nature of the Hand's source of unnatural powers.
‎2011
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Political Indoctrination in the U.S. Army from World War II ...
A study of the indoctrination of the U. S. Army from World War II to Vietnam.
Christopher S. DeRosa, 2006
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Concepts of Indoctrination (International Library of the ...
This volume combines both American and English interpretations of a crucial idea in the philosophy of education and helps bridge the gap between the teaching of the subject in the USA and the UK.
Ivan A. Snook, 2009
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Ethnic Conflict and Indoctrination: Altruism and Identity in ...
The capitalist slander of socialism distracts attention from the relentless capitalist propaganda and indoctrination in the schools, through the mass media and film, and through advertising. The entire system is wired to brainwash the public to ...
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Frank K. Salter, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDOCTRINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indoctrination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer camp, Islamist-style: Getaway for Palestinian children of …
... children of Palestinian prisoners and so-called martyrs is a weeks-long hate-fest that includes military training and indoctrination into jihad, ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
For the first time, jihadist child beheads Syrian soldier, monitoring …
They are children, ranging in age from pre-teens to mid-teens, given military training and hardline indoctrination after being recruited near ... «Reuters Canada, Jul 15»
3
Back to bias | TheHill
... in many classrooms, allowing curious students to erect intellectual immune systems to guard against insidious progressive indoctrination.”. «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
Articles: The United States is a Dying Country - American Thinker
Through the control of these mediums of indoctrination, an ever increasing percentage of the population has been conditioned to believe there ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
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Boot camp begins with rude awakening - Your Daily Journal …
After the bus stopped, we were at what is known as Indoctrination Platoon, or Indoc for short. A taste of the hell that was to come. When the first ... «Richmond County Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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Agents of S.HI.E.L.D. Season 3's Expanasion Upon Inhumans …
His main actions consist of indoctrination, man slaughter, and betrayal, which all sound like a description for Jiaying, huh? Except... he goes to ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Returning from terrorism: A college student's road to jihad and back …
Speaking to CCTV, Ekber revealed the process of indoctrination that led him to the path of extremism. Returning from terrorism: A first-person ... «CCTV-America, Jul 15»
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Islamic Center rally canceled - Tucson News Now
The event, titled the Let Freedom Ring Rally, was initially described on Facebook as anti-Islam, calling the religion and mosques indoctrination ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
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Our youth in schools today may become America's next 'lost …
We now have the indoctrination of youth in public schools being taught a new description of history, even to the point of no prayers. If a student ... «Paris Post Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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China pledges to rescue Zanu PF - The Zimbabwe Independent
They provide political training and ideological indoctrination to gifted, promising and rising party cadres. The ideological schools also publish ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»

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