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Intellection vs Intelligence - What's the difference?

intellection | intelligence |

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between intellection and intelligence

is that intellection is (uncountable) the mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding while intelligence is (uncountable) information]], usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile [[activity|activities.

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between intellection and intelligence

is that intellection is (countable) the mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception while intelligence is (countable) a political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

As nouns the difference between intellection and intelligence

is that intellection is (uncountable) the mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding while intelligence is (uncountable) capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to learn and comprehend.

intellection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
  • *1993 , M. J. Edwards, "A Portrait of Plotinus," The Classical Quarterly , New Series, vol. 43, no. 2, p. 487:
  • *: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 .
  • (countable) A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
  • *1934 , R. V. Feldman, "The Metaphysics of Wonder and Surprise," Philosophy , vol. 9, no. 34, p. 210:
  • *:Our senses, our instincts, our intellections are all instruments of adaptation.
  • (countable) The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
  • *1996 , Ananya, "Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study," Asian Theatre Journal , vol. 13, no. 1, p. 77:
  • *:When Banerjee talks about the artist's thinking about the music, she is not referring to an intellection about the mechanics of technique.
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    intelligence

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to learn and comprehend.
  • * 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
  • Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
  • * Tennyson
  • The great Intelligences fair / That range above our mortal state, / In circle round the blessed gate, / Received and gave him welcome there.
  • (uncountable) Information]], usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile [[activity, activities.
  • (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
  • (dated) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
  • * Clarendon
  • He lived rather in a fair intelligence than any friendship with the favourites.

    Synonyms

    * (capacity of mind) wit, intellect, brightness * (entity) see * See also

    Derived terms

    * artificial intelligence * machine intelligence * CIA * IQ * * * SIS