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in⋅tel⋅lec⋅tu⋅al⋅ism

  [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. devotion to intellectual pursuits.
2. the exercise of the intellect.
3. excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, esp. with a lack of proper consideration for emotions.
4. Philosophy.
a. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason.
b. the belief that reason is the final principle of reality.
Origin:
1820–30; intellectual + -ism

Related forms:
in⋅tel⋅lec⋅tu⋅al⋅ist, noun
in⋅tel⋅lec⋅tu⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
in⋅tel⋅lec⋅tu⋅al⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism   (ĭn'tl-ěk'chōō-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Exercise or application of the intellect.
  2. Devotion to exercise or development of the intellect.
in'tel·lec'tu·al·ist n., in'tel·lec'tu·al·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Intellectualism

In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism\, n. 1. Intellectual power; intellectuality.

2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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