intellectualist

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of intellectualist word

noun intellectualist devotion to intellectual pursuits. 1
noun intellectualist the exercise of the intellect. 1
noun intellectualist excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions. 1
noun intellectualist Philosophy. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason. the belief that reason is the final principle of reality. 1
noun intellectualist An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism. 1

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Origin of intellectualist

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; intellectual + -ism

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Parts of speech for Intellectualist

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intellectualist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for intellectualist

noun intellectualist

brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
sophist — (often initial capital letter) Greek History. any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation. a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.

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