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Intellection

Intellection Meaning & Definition
Intellection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intellection?

[n] the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intellection: cerebration | mentation | thinking | thought

Related Terms | Find terms related to Intellection:

See Also | abstract thought | consideration | construction | excogitation | explanation | free association | higher cognitive process | ideation | line of thought | logical thinking | mental synthesis | mysticism | planning | preparation | problem solving | provision | reasoning | thread | train of thought

Intellection In Webster's Dictionary

\In`tel*lec"tion\, n. [L. intellectio synecdoche: cf. F. intellection.] A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself. --Hickok.

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