intellectualism

English

Etymology

intellectual +‎ -ism.

Noun

intellectualism (countable and uncountable, plural intellectualisms)

1. The use or development of the intellect.
2. (philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
3. (sociology) The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value.

Synonyms

• (doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason): rationalism

Derived terms

• anti-intellectualism
• nonintellectualism

Related terms

• intellectualist

Translations

use or development of intellect

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: intelektualismus m
• Finnish: järjenkäyttö
• Greek: διανοητισμός m (dianoïtismós)
• Russian: интеллектуали́зм (ru) m (intellektualízm)
• Tagalog: pagkamakaisipnon

doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: racionalismus m
• Finnish: intellektualismi (fi)
• Greek: νοησιαρχία (el) f (noïsiarchía), νοησιοκρατία (el) f (noïsiokratía)
• Polish: intelektualizm (pl) m
• Russian: интеллектуали́зм (ru) m (intellektualízm)
• Swedish: intellektualism (sv) c
• Tagalog: pagkamakaisipnon

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Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Intellektualismus m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} интелектуалѝзам m

  Roman: ^{(please verify)} intelektualìzam (sh) m

Further reading

• “intellectualism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “intellectualism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.