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noun
1.
devotion to intellectual pursuits.
2.
the exercise of the intellect.
3.
excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially 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.
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
non·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun
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Intellectualism
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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