Definitions for: Intellection


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: cerebration, mentation, thinking, thought

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

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