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indoctrination

ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən
WordNet
  1. (n) indoctrination
    teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Indoctrination
    The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) indoctrination
    The act of indoctrinating, or the state of being indoctrinated; instruction in doctrines or principles.
Usage in the news

I'm sitting in Super Secret Dance Society Original Agent Annaliese Rittershaus's unmarked vehicle on President's Day, with three other soon-to-be-indoctrinated SSDS Agents. thephoenix.com

Common Core Standards are meant to indoctrinate children's minds into the social justice agenda. kgab.com

Admit It, American Colleges Do Indoctrinate Students. theatlantic.com

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Thursday that President Obama wants more young adults to go to college so they can undergo "indoctrination" to a secular world view. cbsnews.com

Before you indoctrinate your kids, read this. csmonitor.com

I may not have been indoctrinating , but I was proselytizing. kitsapsun.com

But keeping school systems from indoctrinating , rather than educating, students on Scripture can be difficult. sptimes.com

I share fear of indoctrination . somdnews.com

Author says Vatican rules through indoctrination , control, and fear. patriotledger.com

Robert Griffin III's NFL indoctrination has a few hiccups, but he's a quick learner. ashingtonpost.com

Yesterday, the prolific folks at the Story of Stuff Project released yet another short video that is sure to become part of the stealth curriculum meant to indoctrinate our children into an anti-capitalist worldview. humanevents.com

To avoid too many spoilers, it states that most of the game's ending actually just occurred inside of Shepherd's head as the Reapers try and indoctrinate him to their will, like they did to Saren. forbes.com

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Wednesday that "the left" uses universities to indoctrinate young people for the purpose of "holding and maintaining power. cbsnews.com

The Department of Early Indoctrination . spectator.org

People have been indoctrinated with the demands of radicals and bigots in Islam , as in all faiths and ideologies and opinions. ashingtonpost.com

Usage in literature

On the basis of the indoctrination talk on the prison ship, Barrent had expected Omega to be dedicated to the rehabilitation of criminals. "The Status Civilization" by Robert Sheckley

They were all in my indoctrination treatments. "Breaking Point" by James E. Gunn

At first, the latter was indoctrinated in the law of externals which is called the Scharyat, and is to be observed alike by all Moslems. "Life of Schamyl" by John Milton Mackie

Indoctrination of mind and intellect. "The Origins of Contemporary France, Complete Linked Table of Contents to the Six Volumes" by Hippolyte A. Taine

The people must be thoroughly indoctrinated in safety procedures and warned against carelessness. "Anchorite" by Randall Garrett

So one of your trained psychopropagandists can indoctrinate me? "Victory" by Lester del Rey

The one's we've had time to indoctrinate. "Adaptation" by Dallas McCord Reynolds

It is hard to see evidence of any such indoctrination of the Grand Fleet before Jutland. "A History of Sea Power" by William Oliver Stevens and Allan Westcott

Another record; most species needed a week's indoctrination. "Impact" by Irving E. Cox

I would probably feel the same way myself if I had spent my childhood being indoctrinated in Order schools. "A Matter of Honor" by Ann Wilson