CultureAugust 23, 2026
indoctrinate
in-DOK-truh-nayt
Definition
To teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically or to the exclusion of other viewpoints.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'doctrina' (teaching/instruction), it originally meant simply to instruct or teach, but evolved by the 17th century to imply the teaching of a specific partisan or ideological viewpoint.
In the news
The author uses this term to criticize how counseling schools allegedly shape therapists to exclusively promote LGBTQ-affirming viewpoints, effectively limiting a counselor's ability to offer alternative, traditional perspectives.
Change The Counseling; Change The Culture
Read the full article ↗American Thinker