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intellectualism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The use or development of the intellect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English intellectualism From intellectual + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فكرانية — use or development of intellect
  • Bengali: বুদ্ধিজীবিতা (buddhijibita) — use or development of intellect
  • Catalan: intel·lectualisme — use or development of intellect
  • Czech: intelektualismus — use or development of intellect
  • Finnish: järjenkäyttö — use or development of intellect
  • French: intellectualisme — use or development of intellect
  • Greek: διανοητισμός (dianoïtismós) — use or development of intellect
  • Italian: intellettualismo — use or development of intellect
  • Portuguese: intelectualismo — use or development of intellect
  • Russian: интеллектуали́зм (intellektualízm) — use or development of intellect
  • Spanish: intelectualismo — use or development of intellect
  • Tagalog: pagkamakaisipnon — use or development of intellect
  • Catalan: intel·lectualisme — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Czech: racionalismus — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Finnish: intellektualismi — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • French: intellectualisme — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Greek: νοησιαρχία (noïsiarchía) — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Greek: νοησιοκρατία (noïsiokratía) — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Italian: intellettualismo — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Polish: intelektualizm — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Portuguese: intelectualismo — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Russian: интеллектуали́зм (intellektualízm) — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Spanish: intelectualismo — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Swedish: intellektualism — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason
  • Tagalog: pagkamakaisipnon — doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason