indoctrination

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=doc=tri=na=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

indoctrination, n. 

 The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.  Sir T. Browne.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

indoctrination

absorption and regurgitation, agitprop, alienation, brainwashing, catechization, conditioning, corruption, counterindoctrination, dictation, imbuement, implantation, impregnation, impression, inculcation, infixation, infixion, infusion, inoculation, instillation, instillment, propaganda, propagandism, propagandist, reindoctrination, subversion

ROGET THESAURUS

indoctrination

Teaching

N teaching, instruction, edification, education, tuition, tutorage, tutelage, direction, guidance, opsimathy, qualification, preparation, training, schooling, discipline, excitation, drill, practice, book exercise, persuasion, proselytism, propagandism, propaganda, indoctrination, inculcation, inoculation, advise, explanation, lesson, lecture, sermon, apologue, parable, discourse, prolection, preachment, chalk talk, Chautauqua, exercise, task, curriculum, course, course of study, grammar, three R's, initiation, A, B, C, elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education, propaedeutics, moral tuition, gymnastics, calisthenics, physical drill, physical education, sloyd, phonics, rote, rote memorization, brute memory, cooperative learning, Montessori method, ungraded classes, test, examination, exam, final exam, mid-term exam grade, score, marks, A, B, C, D, E, F, gentleman's C, pass, fail, incomplete, homework, take-home lesson, exercise for the student, theme, project, teaching, taught, educational, scholastic, academic, doctrinal, disciplinal, instructive, instructional, didactic, propaedeutic, propaedeutical, the schoolmaster abroad, a bovi majori disscit arare minor, adeo in teneris consuecere multum est, docendo discimus, quaenocent docent, qui docet discit, sermons in stones and good in everything.

Misteaching

N misteaching, misinformaton, misintelligence, misguidance, misdirection, mispersuasion, misinstruction, misleading, perversion, false teaching, sophistry, college of Laputa, the blind leading the blind, propaganda, disinformation, agitprop, indoctrination, misteaching, unedifying, piscem natare doces, the blind leading the blind.