Definition of intellections Intellections
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What does intellections mean?
Wiktionary 
- intellections (Noun)
Plural of intellection.
Part of speech
🔤- intellections, noun, plural of intellection.
WordNet
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| intellection - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" | ||
| thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, mentation | ||
| higher cognitive process cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use | ||
| free association a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence | ||
| mental synthesis, construction drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem" | ||
| abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical | ||
| line of thought a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group | ||
| train of thought, thread the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" | ||
| mysticism obscure or irrational thought | ||
| ideation the process of forming and relating ideas | ||
| consideration a considerate and thoughtful act | ||
| excogitation thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it | ||
| explanation thought that makes something comprehensible | ||
| planning, provision, preparation the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise | ||
| problem solving the thought processes involved in solving a problem | ||
| convergent thinking thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) | ||
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Wiktionary
- intellection (Noun)
The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding. - intellection (Noun)
A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect. - intellection (Noun)
The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- intellection (n.)
A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.
Part of speech
🔤- intellection, noun, singular of intellections.
