English Explanatory Dictionary

intellection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
  2. A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
  3. The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.

Word forms

intellection intellections

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intellectiō, intellectiōnem.

Related words

intellect
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