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Synonyms for philosophy

  • noun

Most common

doctrine ideology school of thought ism world-view ethos

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Doctrine — A comprehensive system of belief

doctrine, ideology, school of thought, ism

2. Ethos — A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain

world-view, ethos

Other

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.

    a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education

  2. n. 2

    A comprehensive system of belief.

Related words

Word family
philosophist philologist philology philosopher philosophic philosophical
Phrases
moral philosophy natural philosophy perennial philosophy
Is a kind of
discipline study

Forms

Plural
philosophies → doctrines, ideologies, isms, world-views…

Example sentences

  • ideology The ideology of the Israeli state is unacceptable.
  • doctrine Tom has a doctrine of "not rocking the boat".
  • ethos Militaries with a warrior ethos tend to lose wars.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
philosophysteady
ideologyrising
doctrinesteady
ismfalling
ethosrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ism2
5 letters
ethos2
8 letters
doctrine2, ideology5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ism2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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Italiano
filosofia
Español
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Deutsch
Philosophie
Català
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