'Intellectualism' definitions:

Definition of 'Intellectualism'

From: GCIDE
  • Intellectualism \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism\, n.
  • 1. Intellectual power; intellectuality. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Preference for activities involving exercise of the intellect; sometimes, an excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters with deprecation of the value of feelings. [PJC]