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intellectualism
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism [ ìnt'l ékchoo ə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. development of power to think: the development and use of the ability to think, reason, and understand
2. too much attention to thinking: overemphasis on intellectual processes or pursuits
3. philosophy belief that knowledge comes from reasoning: the doctrine that all that can truly be called knowledge is derived from reasoning

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist noun
in·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic [ ìnt'l ekchoo ə lístik ] adjective
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