About The Word Intellection
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Intellection
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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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