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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesintelectualismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.te.lek.twaˈlis.mo
"El intelectualismo busca soluciones a través del razonamiento abstracto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Devotion to the exercise of the intellect or to intellectual pursuits.
"The university fosters a vibrant culture of intellectualism and rigorous academic debate." - 2
The philosophical doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason rather than sensory experience.
"Early modern rationalism heavily relied on intellectualism to explain the nature of reality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'intellectus' (perception, understanding), via Late Latin and French, combined with the English suffix '-ism'. It emerged in the 19th century to describe the devotion to the exercise of the intellect, sometimes carrying a connotation of excessive reliance on abstract reasoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Intellectualism" is said worldwide
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intellectualisme
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛk.tɥa.lism
"Son intellectualisme se reflète dans ses écrits philosophiques."
Intellektualismus
Transliteration: ɪntɛlɛktualɪsmʊs
"Der Intellektualismus prägte die akademische Diskussion des Jahrhunderts."
intellettualismo
Transliteration: in.tel.lek.tualˈiz.mo
"L'intellettualismo è evidente nella sua analisi critica."
intelectualismo
Transliteration: in.te.lek.twaˈlis.mo
"El intelectualismo busca soluciones a través del razonamiento abstracto."
intelectualismo
Transliteration: ĩ.tɛ.le.kwaˈliz.mu
"O intelectualismo marcou o movimento literário daquela época."
बौद्धिकवाद
Transliteration: bauddhikvad
"उसकी रचनाओं में बौद्धिकवाद स्पष्ट रूप से झलकता है।"
知识主义
Transliteration: zhī shi zhǔ yì
"这种学术氛围促进了知识主义的发展。"
지성주의
Transliteration: jiseongjuui
"그의 철학은 깊은 지성주의를 바탕으로 하고 있다."
知性主義
Transliteration: chiseishugi
"彼の議論には強い知性主義が感じられる。"
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