intellection
noun
in·tel·lec·tion ˌin-tə-ˈlek-shən 
Examples of intellection in a Sentence
notebooks filled with his intellections on an amazing array of topics ever since Descartes famously declared, “I think, therefore I am,” people have tended to regard acts of conscious intellection as proof of their own existence
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Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent. —
Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity. —James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025 Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy. —Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024 The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman. —Tcrain, al, 26 Jan. 2023 There is pleasant cohesion to his body of work, with its blend of bookish intellection and breezy verbal humor. —The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 This is a big spread, in other words, an ambitious platter of intellection and emotion. —Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2016
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity. —James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025 Tennant always brought his own intellection to Disco’s throbbing hedonism yet was hedonistic nonetheless, perfecting a musical idiom that his forerunner Noel Coward was too early to enjoy. —Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024 The school board’s legal counsel thought the book could be in conflict with a recent state intellection freedom rule, and recommended it be removed from circulation, according to a spokeswoman. —Tcrain, al, 26 Jan. 2023 There is pleasant cohesion to his body of work, with its blend of bookish intellection and breezy verbal humor. —The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 This is a big spread, in other words, an ambitious platter of intellection and emotion. —Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2016
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“Intellection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/intellection. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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intellection
noun
in·tel·lec·tion ˌint-ᵊl-ˈek-shən
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