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Webster 1913 Edition


Intellection

Inˊtel-lec′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
intellectio
synecdoche: cf. F.
intellection
.]
A mental act or process;
especially:
(a)
The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition.
Bentley
.
(b)
A creation of the mind itself.
Hickok.

Webster 1828 Edition


Intellection

INTELLEC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. intellectio, from intelligo.]
The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas.