Doctrine:
Connotation - A position in a branch of a religious organization.
Denotation - A principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief
Synonym - Dogma
Antonym - Heterodoxy
Etymology - From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin doctrina (“teaching, instruction, learning, knowledge”), from doctor (“a teacher”), from docere (“to teach”); see doctor.
Sentence - The doctors were to teach the faithful in sound learning, to guard purity of doctrine, and to be amenable to discipline.
Totalitarian:
Connotation - A form of goverment that restricts right of their citizens in a variety of ways.
Denotation - of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism
Synonym - Authoritarian
Antonym - Democratic
Etymology - 1926, first in reference to Italian fascism, from totalitarian + -ism.
Sentence - In his novel 1984, George Orwell describes the hardship and puzzle of people in pursuing truth and pondering the future under the reign of totalitarianism.
Ideologies:
Connotation - A set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a group of people
Denotation - A manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture.
Synonym - Creed
Antonym - Disbelief
Etymology - Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy.
Sentence - Communist ideology has long been abandoned, but his rule remains highly authoritarian, with little political, social, media or religious freedom.
Marginalize:
Connotation - To bring down someone or a group to a lower power than it is currently.
Denotation - To relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group.
Synonym - Diminish
Antonym - Elevate
Etymology - 1832, "to make marginal notes," from marginal + -ize. The meaning "force into a position of powerlessness" is attested by 1929. Related: Marginalized; marginalizing.
Sentence - All community participants were from economically marginalized sections of society.
Pariah:
Connotation - Someone that is rejected from society.
Denotation - One that is despised or rejected, i.e: an outcast.
Synonym - Outsider
Antonym - Friend
Etymology - 1610s, "member of a low caste in southern India, shunned as unclean."
Sentence - After her divorce, Mary became a pariah in her church and was excluded from many social functions.
Dimension:
Connotation - One of three coordinates determining a position in space.
Denotation - A measure in one direction.
Synonym - Size
Antonym - Insignificance
Etymology - late 14c., dimensioun, "measurable extent, magnitude measured along a diameter," from Latin dimensionem "a measuring," noun of action from past-participle stem of dimetri "to measure out," from dis- + metiri "to measure," from PIE root *me- "to measure."
Sentence - This tree acquires large dimensions, the trunk being often from 4 to 6 ft.
Annihilate:
Connotation - To end something of existing, possibly abruptly with no remaining evidence of its existence.
Denotation - To cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
Synonym - Negate
Antonym - Create
Etymology - "reduce to nothing," 1520s, from Medieval Latin annihilatus, past participle of annihilare "reduce to nothing," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + nihil "nothing" (see nil). Related: Annihilated; annihilating.
Sentence - During the war, our soldiers will annihilate the enemy and secure our land.
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