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Vinony

Juche

proper noun

  1. state ideology of North Korea
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “a subject”).

  1. The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea.

    “What is Juche in our Party's ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's revolution, but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes Juche in the ideological work of our Party.”

    “Despite its rejection of theism and its political origins, there are several reasons for labeling Juche ideology a form of spirituality. […] According to Juche teachings, human beings only exist within societies.”