mental or intellectual faculties

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• Intellectual — In tel*lec tu*al, n. 1. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties. [1913 Webster] Her husband, for I view far round, not nigh, Whose higher intellectual more I shun. Milton. [1913 Webster] I kept her intellectuals in a state of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• intellectual — 1. adjective /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/ a) Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc. b) Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or… …   Wiktionary

• Mental Pathology —     Mental Pathology     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology     This subject will be considered under the following headings:     I. Localization of Mental Faculties     II. Causes of Mental Disturbances     III. Varieties of Insanity… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Mental — Men tal, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster] What a mental power This eye… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mental alienation — Mental Men tal, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster] What a mental power… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mental arithmetic — Mental Men tal, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster] What a mental power… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Intellectual — An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence (thought and reason) and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity. Contents 1 Terminology and endeavours 2 Historical perspectives 2.1 …   Wikipedia

• mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …   Universalium

• Faculties — Faculty Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• intellectual — intellectually, adv. intellectualness, n. /in tl ek chooh euhl/, adj. 1. appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits. 2. of or pertaining to the intellect or its use: intellectual powers. 3. possessing or showing intellect or… …   Universalium

• mental — adjective 1) mental faculties Syn: intellectual, cerebral, brain, rational, cognitive Ant: physical 2) a mental disorder Syn: psychiatric, psychological, psycho …   Thesaurus of popular words