Intellect
11INTELLECT — The rationalism of medieval Jewish philosophy is manifest in its doctrines of intellect. Seen as both an incorporeal, universal heavenly substance and as a personal psychic faculty, intellect is both within man and without; it is viewed as the… …
12Intellect — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intellect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intellect intellect mind understanding reason thinking principle Sgm: N 1 rationality rationality Sgm: N 1 cogitative faculties cogitative faculties cognitive faculties discursive …
13intellect — [[t]ɪ̱ntɪlekt[/t]] intellects 1) N VAR Intellect is the ability to understand or deal with ideas and information. Do the emotions develop in parallel with the intellect?... The intellect is not the most important thing in life. 2) N VAR: oft poss …
14intellect — (in tèl lèkt) s. m. Terme didactique. L esprit en tant qu il conçoit ; la faculté par laquelle l âme humaine conçoit. • Tout, suivant l intellect, change d ordre et de rang ; Les Mores aujourd hui peignent le diable blanc, RÉGNIER Sat. V. • L …
15intellect — n. 1) (a) keen, sharp, superior intellect 2) of intellect (a person of keen intellect) * * * [ ɪntɪlekt] sharp superiorintellect (a) keen of intellect (a person of keen intellect) …
16intellect — UK [ˈɪntəlekt] / US [ˈɪnt(ə)lˌekt] noun Word forms intellect : singular intellect plural intellects 1) [uncountable] the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand difficult or complicated ideas and subjects These activities are… …
17intellect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, formidable, great, keen, powerful, sharp, superior, towering ▪ limited, low …
18intellect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental capacity Nouns 1. intellect, intellectuality, mentality, brain[s], mind, understanding, reason (see reasoning), rationality; faculties, senses, consciousness, observation (see attention);… …
19intellect — n. 1 a the faculty of reasoning, knowing, and thinking, as distinct from feeling. b the understanding or mental powers (of a particular person etc.) (his intellect is not great). 2 a a clever or knowledgeable person. b the intelligentsia regarded …
20intellect — noun a) the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding (uncountable) Intellect is one of mans greatest powers. b) the capacity of that faculty (in a particular …
