Definition of intellect

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Intellect (n.) The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding..

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Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
Gnostic :: Gnostic (n.) One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons..
Hazy :: Hazy (n.) Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect..
Fathom :: Fathom (n.) The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration..
Shallow :: Shallow (superl.) Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning..
Intellectual :: Intellectual (a.) Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called mental philosophy..
Intelligence :: Intelligence (n.) The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment..
Giant :: Giant (n.) A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual..
Notice :: Notice (n.) The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note..
Indocible :: Indocible (a.) Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile..
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits..
Palate :: Palate (n.) Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste.
Animal :: Animal (a.) Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites..
Intellectuality :: Intellectuality (n.) Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual.
Noology :: Noology (n.) The science of intellectual phenomena.
Impression :: Impression (n.) Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern..
Intellectual :: Intellectual (a.) Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person..
Hebetate :: Hebetate (v. t.) To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties..
Aroma :: Aroma (n.) Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius..
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