intellectualism

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intellectualism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intellectualism \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism\, n.
     1. Intellectual power; intellectuality.
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     2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
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     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.
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