intellectual faculties

collocation in English

meaningsofintellectualandfaculty

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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faculty
noun
uk
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/us
/ˈfæk.əl.t̬i/
a natural ability to hear, see, think, ...
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(Definition ofintellectualandfacultyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Under this view, a well-functioningintellectualfacultyis a necessary condition for the formation of knowledge.
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He believed that only very few men are gifted with intellectual faculties that can rise above mere passions.
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The intellectual faculties contained the powers of perceiving, comparing, judging, reasoning, and generally being acquainted with the laws of the universe.
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Secondly, an educational imperative to raise, by exercise, the moral and intellectual faculties over the animal faculties.
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Primarily, this meant opposing warfare in terms of the damage wrought by deteriorating the moral and intellectual faculties, and enhancing the animal.
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The front lobe contained the intellectual faculties.
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The development of their intellectual faculties seems to have ceased, and they are usually unable to start on technical studies.
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Against that it must be asked: how valuable educationally is clinical experience if the learner's intellectual faculties are dulled by lack of sleep?
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His intellectual faculties were affected, and his memory.
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Here, intellectual faculties seem to take the lead over the affective one.
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Our intellectual faculties as well as our corporeal organization have their imperfections.
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This disease is defined as subcortical dementia characterized by loss of memory and intellectual faculties.
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