4. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.
INTELLECTUAL
In`tel*lec"tu*al, n.
Defn: The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
Her husband, for I view far round, not nigh, Whose higher
intellectual more I shun. Milton.
I kept her intellectuals in a state of exercise. De Quincey.
INTELLECTUALISM
In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism, n.
1. Intellectual power; intellectuality.
2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
INTELLECTUALIST
In`tel*lec"tu*al*ist, n.
1. One who overrates the importance of the understanding. [R.] Bacon.
2. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.
INTELLECTUALITY In`tel*lec`tu*al"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. intellectualitas: cf. F. intellectualité.]