Word Meanings - INTELLECTUALIST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. One who overrates the importance of the understanding. Bacon. 2. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.

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• BACON
  The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. Bacon beetle , a beetle which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. -- To save one's bacon, to save one's
• BACONIAN
  Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of philosophy. Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.
• UNDERSTANDINGLY
  In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved.
• UNDERSTAND
  understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is 1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge
• UNDERSTANDING
  Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.
• IMPORTANCE
  1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance. Thy own importance know, Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. Pope. 2. Subject; matter. Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.
• UNDERSTANDER
  One who understands, or knows by experience. Dryden.
• UNDERSTANDABLE
  Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth.
• DOCTRINE
  1. Teaching; instruction. He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken. Mark iv. 2. 2. That which is taught; what is held, put forth as true, and supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect; a principle or
• INTELLECTUALISM
  1. Intellectual power; intellectuality. 2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
• MISUNDERSTANDER
  One who misunderstands. Sir T. More.
• MISUNDERSTANDING
  1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. Bacon. 2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. "Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.
• INUNDERSTANDING
  Void of understanding. Bp. Pearson.
• MISUNDERSTAND
  To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
• MONROE DOCTRINE
  See DOCTRINE
• UNIMPORTANCE
  Want of importance; triviality. Johnson.
• SELF-IMPORTANCE
  An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.
• ENDOCTRINE
  To teach; to indoctrinate. Donne.