intellectual pursuit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintellectualandpursuit
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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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pursuit
noun
uk/pəˈsjuːt/us/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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(Definition ofintellectualandpursuitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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While acquisition entailed a natural assimilation of linguistic knowledge through usage, learning was anintellectualpursuit, based on explicit attention to the language forms.
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Democracy leaves them free to undertake theintellectualpursuitof truth, regardless of society's constraints.
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He considered philosophy anintellectualpursuitunfounded on fact.
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Nointellectualpursuithad ever aroused in me such intense curiosity, and much more than my intellect was involved, much more than my curiosity aroused.
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At the time, computer programming was still seen as anintellectualpursuitin a rather anti-intellectual climate.
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During this time, women were largely illiterate and not encouraged to engage inintellectualpursuit, so men were responsible for shaping ideas about sexuality.
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The inability to compete physically often leads them to sedentary and intellectual pursuits.
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His monastic life enabled him to concentrate on his intellectual pursuits.
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Further, what real progress can be hoped for when tired bodies and jaded minds are goaded into those intellectual pursuits which demand freshness and alertness.
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It is cultural relations that we are concerned with, and the exchange of ideas and intellectual pursuits that enhance the quality of life.
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They may have gone soft, they may not be capable of intellectual pursuits, they may be better suited to physical pursuits, or appropriate work may not be available to them.
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He enjoyed his family, travel, and various intellectual pursuits.
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First-floor panels are dedicated to intellectual pursuits with grisailles depicting chemistry, medicine, geology, electricity and x-rays.
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In securing their economic dependence, members of the settlement also gave ample time to creative crafts, theater, and other intellectual pursuits.
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It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits.
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