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• Intellect — • The faculty of thought Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Intellect     Intellect     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• intellect — [ ɛ̃telɛkt ] n. m. • 1265; lat. intellectus, de intellegere « comprendre » ♦ L esprit dans son fonctionnement intellectuel. ⇒ entendement, esprit, intelligence. « ainsi faudrait il, dans l ordre de l intellect, acquérir un art de penser, se faire …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Intellect — In tel*lect, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See {Intelligent}.] 1. (Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; the power… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• intellect — I noun ability to perceive, ability to reason, ability to understand, brain, brilliance, cerebration, cognition, cognitive faculty, comprehension, genius, intellectual powers, intellectuality, intellegentia, intelligence, mens, mental ability,… …   Law dictionary

• intellect — (n.) late 14c. (but little used before 16c.), from O.Fr. intellecte intellectual capacity (13c.), and directly from L. intellectus discernment, a perception, understanding, from noun use of pp. of intelligere to understand, discern (see… …   Etymology dictionary

• intellect — *mind, soul, psyche, brain, intelligence, wit Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition …   New Dictionary of Synonyms