Part 5943

<blockquote>I kept her <b>intellectuals</b> in a state of exercise. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Intellectualism</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Intellectual power; intellectuality.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.</def>

<h1>Intellectualist</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who overrates the importance of the understanding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.</def>

<h1>Intellectuality</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In`tel*lec`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>intellectualitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intellectualit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual.</def>

<h1>Intellectualize</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to idealize.</def>

<blockquote>Sentiment is <b>intellectualized</b> emotion. <i>Lowell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.</def>

<h1>Intellectually</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In`tel*lec"tu*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an intellectual manner.</def>

<h1>Intelligence</h1> <Xpage=774>

<hw>In*tel"li*gence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>intelligence</ets>, L. <ets>intelligentia</ets>, <ets>intellegentia</ets>. See <er>Intelligent</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.</def>

<blockquote>And dimmed with darkness their <b>intelligence</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Information communicated; news; notice; advice.</def>

<blockquote><b>Intelligence</b> is given where you are hid. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He lived rather in a fair <b>intelligence</b> than any friendship with the favorites. <i>Clarendon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.</def>

<blockquote>I write as he that none <b>intelligence</b> Of meters hath, n<?/ flowers of sentence. <i>Court of Love.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; <as>as, a created <ex>intelligence</ex></as>.</def>