intellection
[noun]
Synonyms: idea, apprehension, conceit, concept, conception, image, impression, notion, perception, thought

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intellection noun. [ɪntɪ'lɛkʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Late Latin intellectio(n-) sense, understanding, from Latin intellect-: see INTELLECT, -ION.]
1. The faculty of understanding; intellect. LME-L18.
b. The immediate knowledge or intelligence ascribed to divine beings. E17-M18.

2. (The result of) a particular act of understanding; a notion, an idea. Freq. in pl. Now rare. L16.
■ B. H. Smart An intellection having once occurred, remains with us as a notion or something known.

3. The action or process of understanding; the exercise or activity of the intellect; spec. understanding, as distinct from imagination. E17.
■ J. Norris They..seem to leave no room for any distinction between intellection and imagination.

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