Intellectualism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Exercise or application of the intellect.
  • n. Devotion to exercise or development of the intellect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The use or development of the intellect.
  • n. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Intellectual power; intellectuality.
  • n. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
  • n. Preference for activities involving exercise of the intellect
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Exercise of intellectuality; devotion to intellectual occupation or thought.
  • n. Belief in the supremacy of the intellect; the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from pure reason.
  • Word Usage
    "Anti-intellectualism is a winning political card in the US (Rush Limbaugh, anyone?), although Stephen Harper, who has tried to import that approach most recently in the case of Michael Ignatieff, is finding it a tougher sell here, other than in the backwoods where his base howls and prowls."
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