noun
inculcation
in-kul-KAY-shun/ˌɪnkʌlˈkeɪʃn/
The teaching of ideas or values through repetition.
The repeated goggles reminders support inculcation of the workshop's safety habit.
Etymology
Pressing or stamping something in became an image for impressing ideas upon the mind. Inculcation applies that image to persistent teaching, especially through repeated admonitions or forceful statements.
In context
through advertising you know through a certain inculcation of a lifestyle so that they're not perhaps essentially like that but they've been conditioned into becoming you know consumptive in that sense
More examples
- Repeated stories aid the inculcation of honesty in young children.
- The coach uses team meetings for the inculcation of fair play.
- Critics question the school's inculcation of unquestioning obedience.
Forms
inculcate verb — To teach ideas or values through repetition.
Similar words
- indoctrination
- Usually implies uncritical acceptance of a fixed set of beliefs.
- instruction
- Covers teaching generally, without requiring repetition or emphasizing values.