intellectualism

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intellectualism

noun intellectualisms

  1. countable, uncountable The use or development of the intellect. I don't think much of you yet — I wish I could — though you do go talking and lecturing up and down the country to crowded audiences, and are busy with all sorts of philanthropic intellectualism, and circulating libraries and museums, and Heaven only knows what besides, and try to make us think, thr
  2. countable, uncountable The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

    Similar: rationalism

  3. countable, uncountable The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value.

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noun use or development of intellect

Españolintelectualismo
Portuguêsintelectualismo
Françaisintellectualisme
Italianointellettualismo
Ελληνικάδιανοητισμός dianoïtismós
Русскийинтеллектуали́зм intellektualízm
العربيةفكرانية

noun doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason

Españolintelectualismo
Portuguêsintelectualismo
Françaisintellectualisme
Italianointellettualismo
Ελληνικάνοησιαρχία noïsiarchía, νοησιοκρατία noïsiokratía
Русскийинтеллектуали́зм intellektualízm

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@misc{intellectualism_2026,
  title = {intellectualism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intellectualism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}