indoctrination

Noun
US[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn]/ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncriticallyType of teaching, instructionKinds inculcation, brainwashing

Related words indoctrinate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·doc′tri·na′tion noun

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 Thomas Browne

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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