Intellectualist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who intellectualizes; a devotee of the intellect or understanding; one who believes or holds that all knowledge is derived from pure reason.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who overrates the importance of the understanding.
  • noun. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism.
  • Word Usage
    "We may note at once, however, that it is not an 'intellectualist' ideal."
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