Definitions for anti-intellectualism
anti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism

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1. anti-intellectualismnoun

   A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.

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1. Anti-intellectualism

   Anti-intellectualism is hostility to and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectualism, commonly expressed as deprecation of education and philosophy and the dismissal of art, literature, and science as impractical, politically motivated, and even contemptible human pursuits. Anti-intellectuals present themselves and are perceived as champions of common folk—populists against political and academic elitism—and tend to see educated people as a status class that dominates political discourse and higher education while being detached from the concerns of ordinary people.Totalitarian governments manipulate and apply anti-intellectualism to repress political dissent. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and the following dictatorship (1939–1975) of General Francisco Franco, the reactionary repression of the White Terror (1936–1945) was notably anti-intellectual, with most of the 200,000 civilians killed being the Spanish intelligentsia, the politically active teachers and academics, artists and writers of the deposed Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939). During the Cambodian Genocide (1975–1979) the Communist regime of Cambodia nearly destroyed its entire educated population.

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1. Anti-intellectualism

   Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually expressed as the derision of education, philosophy, literature, art, and science, as impractical and contemptible. Alternatively, self-described intellectuals who are alleged to fail to adhere to rigorous standards of scholarship may be described as anti-intellectuals although pseudo-intellectualism is a more commonly, and perhaps more accurately, used description for this phenomenon. In public discourse, anti-intellectuals usually perceive and publicly present themselves as champions of the common folk — populists against political elitism and academic elitism — proposing that the educated are a social class detached from the everyday concerns of the majority, and that they dominate political discourse and higher education. Because "anti-intellectual" can be pejorative, defining specific cases of anti-intellectualism can be troublesome; one can object to specific facets of intellectualism or the application thereof without being dismissive of intellectual pursuits in general. Moreover, allegations of anti-intellectualism can constitute an appeal to authority or an appeal to ridicule that attempts to discredit an opponent rather than specifically addressing his or her arguments.

How to pronounce anti-intellectualism?

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How to say anti-intellectualism in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anti-intellectualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anti-intellectualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of anti-intellectualism in a Sentence

1. Professor Jacobson:

   This is an attempt not just to scare Black Law Students Association away from my course, but to scare Black Law Students Association away from speaking Black Law Students Association minds, and to create a faculty and student purity test, this isnt activism, its anti-intellectualism. I dont think it will work, and there will be a backlash.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anti-Intellectualism
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Intellectualism
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anti-intellectualism