Synonyms for intellection
Most common
thought process mentation cerebration understanding apprehension
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Noun
1. Thought process
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
The purpose of philosophy is to unite oneself with the objects of the intellect, and even at last with the One that is above all intellection.
Related words
- Word family
- intellect
Forms
- Plural
- intellections → thoughts, thinkings, mentations, cerebrations…
Example sentences
- understanding The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.
- apprehension He detected in her voice a note of apprehension.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intellection | rising | |
| mentation | falling | |
| cerebration | falling | |
| understanding | rising | |
| apprehension | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- thought1
- 8 letters
- thinking2
- 9 letters
- mentation
- 11 letters
- cerebration
- 12 letters
- apprehension4
- 13 letters
- understanding4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (thinking2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intellection