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INTELLECTION
thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
(noun) the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; “thinking always made him frown”; “she paused for thought”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intellection (countable and uncountable, plural intellections)
(uncountable) The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
(countable) A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
(countable) The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tel*lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intellectio synecdoche: cf. F. intellection.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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