intellection
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Noun (1)
- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully“thinking always made him frown”“she paused for thought”Synonyms: thinkingthoughtthought processcerebrationmentationType of higher cognitive processKinds consideration, explanation, planning, reasoning, construction, problem solving, divergent thinking, convergent thinking, dirty thoughts, mysticism +7 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′tel·lec′tion noun
Origin: L. intellectio synecdoche: cf. F. intellection.
A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Richard Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself. Laurens Perseus Hickok
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54