intellectualism
pronunciation
How to pronounce intellectualism in British English:
UK [ˌɪntə'lektʃʊəlɪzəm]
How to pronounce intellectualism in American English:
US [ˌɪntə'lektʃʊrlɪzəm]
Word Origin
- intellectualism (n.)
- 1829; see intellectual + -ism. Probably based on German Intellektualismus (said by Klein to have been coined 1803 by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775-1854) from Late Latin intellectualis). In English, originally with reference to the doctrines of Leibnitz.
Example
- 1. With all of our scientific and technological achievements * with all of our intellectualism , we cannot escape Jesus .
- 2. That may sound surprising , given that college is virtually defined as an institution devoted to nourishing learning and intellectualism .
- 3. They had to formally ascertain their authority again and install among the general public a respect for formalism and intellectualism .
- 4. It avoids the intellectualism of Christian theology .
- 5. You cannot understand God through intellectualism , philosophy or scholarship.It is only through humility and service that you can understand God.There is no other way .