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intellectualism

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. intellectualism (noun)
  2. anti-intellectualist (noun)

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism

noun
\ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wə-ˌli-zəm, -chə-ˌli-, -shwə-ˌli-, -chü(-ə)-ˌli-\

Definition of INTELLECTUALISM

: devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
— in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist \-list\ noun or adjective
— in·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic \-ˌlek-chə-wə-ˈlis-tik, -chə-ˈlis-, -shwə-ˈlis-, -chü(-ə)-ˈlis-\ adjective

First Known Use of INTELLECTUALISM

1838

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