intellectualism

[ in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm /

noun

devotion to intellectual pursuits.

the exercise of the intellect.

excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions.

Philosophy.

the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason.
the belief that reason is the final principle of reality.

Origin of intellectualism

First recorded in 1820–30; intellectual + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM intellectualism

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist, nounin·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic, adjectivein·tel·lec·tu·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun

o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun

Words nearby intellectualism

intellect, intellection, intellective, intellectronics, intellectual, intellectualism, intellectuality, intellectualization, intellectualize, intellectually handicapped, intellectual property

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Example sentences from the Web for intellectualism

And this mix of intellectualism and faithfulness is filling an unmet need among students on many of these campuses.
Can Christians Still Go to Harvard?|Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Merritt|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These are institutions that are meant to promote the pursuit of intellectualism and honesty.
Colleges Lawyer Up Before Claire McCaskill Rape Inquiry|Emily Shire|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There the American kids encounter high schools that are deeply, even shockingly, enamored of intellectualism.
Why the World Is Smarter Than Us|Dana Goldstein|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Both shared an asceticism and intellectualism, encouraged by the Jesuits.
Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble|A. L. Bardach|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

She was not an intellectual, but she was interested in the aesthetics of intellectualism.
My Real Estate Obsession|Jacob Bernstein|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The reduction of religion to intellectualism received severe rebukes at his hand on more than one occasion.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst
But the flight to the will is more a reaction against Intellectualism than an overcoming of the difficulty.
Life's Basis and Life's Ideal|Rudolf Eucken
These papers make me understand the radical difference between morals and intellectualism.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel
This is Croce's great fault—that he tries to rid poetry of what he calls any suggestion of intellectualism.
The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell
By virtue of its repugnance for "intellectualism," Fascism prefers not to waste time constructing abstract theories about itself.
Readings on Fascism and National Socialism|Various

British Dictionary definitions for intellectualism

intellectualism

/ (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

development and exercise of the intellect

the placing of excessive value on the intellect, esp with disregard for the emotions

philosophy

the doctrine that reason is the ultimate criterion of knowledge
the doctrine that deliberate action is consequent on a process of conscious or subconscious reasoning

Derived forms of intellectualism

intellectualist, noun, adjectiveintellectualistic, adjectiveintellectualistically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	intellectualism
释义	intellectualism [ in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uhm ] / ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm / noun devotion to intellectual pursuits. the exercise of the intellect. excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions. Philosophy. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason. the belief that reason is the final principle of reality. Origin of intellectualism First recorded in 1820–30; intellectual + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM intellectualism in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist, nounin·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic, adjectivein·tel·lec·tu·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun Words nearby intellectualism intellect, intellection, intellective, intellectronics, intellectual, intellectualism, intellectuality, intellectualization, intellectualize, intellectually handicapped, intellectual property Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intellectualism And this mix of intellectualism and faithfulness is filling an unmet need among students on many of these campuses. Can Christians Still Go to Harvard?\|Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Merritt\|October 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These are institutions that are meant to promote the pursuit of intellectualism and honesty. Colleges Lawyer Up Before Claire McCaskill Rape Inquiry\|Emily Shire\|June 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There the American kids encounter high schools that are deeply, even shockingly, enamored of intellectualism. Why the World Is Smarter Than Us\|Dana Goldstein\|August 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Both shared an asceticism and intellectualism, encouraged by the Jesuits. Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble\|A. L. Bardach\|October 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST She was not an intellectual, but she was interested in the aesthetics of intellectualism. My Real Estate Obsession\|Jacob Bernstein\|May 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The reduction of religion to intellectualism received severe rebukes at his hand on more than one occasion. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology\|John F. Hurst But the flight to the will is more a reaction against Intellectualism than an overcoming of the difficulty. Life's Basis and Life's Ideal\|Rudolf Eucken These papers make me understand the radical difference between morals and intellectualism. Amiel's Journal\|Henri-Frdric Amiel This is Croce's great fault—that he tries to rid poetry of what he calls any suggestion of intellectualism. The Literature of Ecstasy\|Albert Mordell By virtue of its repugnance for "intellectualism," Fascism prefers not to waste time constructing abstract theories about itself. Readings on Fascism and National Socialism\|Various British Dictionary definitions for intellectualism intellectualism / (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlɪzəm) / noun development and exercise of the intellect the placing of excessive value on the intellect, esp with disregard for the emotions philosophy the doctrine that reason is the ultimate criterion of knowledge the doctrine that deliberate action is consequent on a process of conscious or subconscious reasoning Derived forms of intellectualism intellectualist, noun, adjectiveintellectualistic, adjectiveintellectualistically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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