PROPAGANDA

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions.

2.
n.

The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623- 1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.

3.
n.

Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.