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intellectualism
[in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uhm]
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.
intellectualism
/ ˌɪԳɪˈɛʃʊəˌɪə /
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
Other Word Forms
- intellectualist noun
- intellectualistic adjective
- intellectualistically adverb
- nonintellectualism noun
- overintellectualism noun
- ˌԳٱˌٳܲˈپ adjective
- ˌԳٱˈٳܲ noun
- ˌԳٱˌٳܲˈپally adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intellectualism1
Example Sentences
Another potential mistake for composers is to create music driven purely by highbrow intellectualism or a desire to experiment past the point of viability.
The video’s creator is 25-year-old Margarita Mouka — @aquariuscat444 on TikTok, where she frequently posts about Kafka, integrating his work, his likeness and his life story into her online persona of romantic intellectualism.
Conspiracy theories are a lazy person's intellectualism.
As a rule, the country’s artistic output leans toward intellectualism rather than the virtuosity embodied by high-level athletes.
The art world is all about elitist intellectualism — it’s a gross generalization, but it is true.
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