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intellectualism
[ in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- devotion to intellectual pursuits.
- the exercise of the intellect.
- excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions.
- Philosophy.
- the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason.
- the belief that reason is the final principle of reality.
intellectualism
/ ˌɪԳɪˈɛʃʊəˌɪə /
noun
- development and exercise of the intellect
- the placing of excessive value on the intellect, esp with disregard for the emotions
- philosophy
- the doctrine that reason is the ultimate criterion of knowledge
- the doctrine that deliberate action is consequent on a process of conscious or subconscious reasoning
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˌٳܲˈپ, adjective
- ˌԳٱˈٳܲ, nounadjective
- ˌԳٱˌٳܲˈپally, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- t·t·· noun
- t·t··t adjective
- t·t··t·· adverb
- ԴDzi·ٱ·t·· noun
- v·t·t·· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of intellectualism1
Example Sentences
Another potential mistake for composers is to create music driven purely by highbrow intellectualism or a desire to experiment past the point of viability.
The video’s creator is 25-year-old Margarita Mouka — @aquariuscat444 on TikTok, where she frequently posts about Kafka, integrating his work, his likeness and his life story into her online persona of romantic intellectualism.
Conspiracy theories are a lazy person's intellectualism.
As a rule, the country’s artistic output leans toward intellectualism rather than the virtuosity embodied by high-level athletes.
The art world is all about elitist intellectualism — it’s a gross generalization, but it is true.
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