define eddie ology
Ideology (from Greek Î¹Î´ÎµÎ¿Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±) is a comprehensive set of normative beliefs, conscious and unconscious ideas, that an individual, group or society has. An ideology is less encompassing than the ideas expressed in concepts such as worldview, imaginary and ontology.
(Greek: a suffix meaning: to talk, to speak; a branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with certain topics or subjects) The word -ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The -logy element basically means the study of ____. Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -Î»Î¿Î³Î¹Î± (-logia), speaking, from Î»ÎµÎ³ÎµÎ¹Î½ (legein), to speak.