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Definitions for intellectualism
ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əmin·tel·lec·tu·al·ism

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GCIDE

  1. Intellectualismnoun

    Preference for activities involving exercise of the intellect; sometimes, an excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters with deprecation of the value of feelings.

Wiktionary

  1. intellectualismnoun

    The use or development of the intellect.

  2. intellectualismnoun

    The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intellectualismnoun

    intellectual power; intellectuality

  2. Intellectualismnoun

    the doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason

Wikidata

  1. Intellectualism

    Intellectualism denotes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect; the practice of being an intellectual; and the Life of the Mind. In the field of philosophy, “intellectualism” occasionally is synonymous with “rationalism”, that is, knowledge mostly derived from reason and ratiocination. Socially, “intellectualism” negatively connotes: single-mindedness of purpose and emotional coldness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intellectualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intellectualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of 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.

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  • intelectualismoSpanish
  • बौद्धिकताHindi
  • intelectualismoPortuguese
  • ลัทธิการใช้้ปัญญาThai

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