ˌint ə lˈekch(əw)əˌlizəm, -ksh- noun
( -s )
1.
a. : the viewpoint that knowledge is derived from pure reason : rationalism
b. : the doctrine that the ultimate principle of reality is reason
2.
a. : devotion to the exercise of intellect or intellectual pursuits
restore the true intellectualism ; that is to say, a love of intellectual things — August Heckscher
b. : such devotion carried to excess
the unnatural intellectualism which society inflicts upon the middle class — Ian Watt