different between thought vs intellection

English

Alternative forms

• thowt (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English thought, itho?t, from Old English þ?ht, ?eþ?ht, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanht? (“thought”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Scots thocht (“thought”), Saterland Frisian Toacht (“thought”), West Frisian dacht (“attention, regard, thought”), Dutch gedachte (“thought”), German Andacht (“reverence, devotion, prayer”), Icelandic þóttur (“thought”). Related to thank.

Pronunciation

• enPR: thôt
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t/
• Rhymes: -??t
• (US) IPA^(key): /??t/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??t/
• (Inland Northern American) IPA^(key): /??t/
• Homophone: thot (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Noun

thought (countable and uncountable, plural thoughts)

1. (countable) Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
2. (uncountable) The operation by which such forms arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
   • a. 1983', Paul Fix (attributed quote)

     The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.

3. (uncountable) A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).

4. (uncountable, now dialectal) Anxiety, distress.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

thought

1. simple past tense and past participle of think

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thoughte, thougt, thouhte, thoute
• thogt, thohte, thogh

Etymology

From Old English þ?ht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?xt/, /??u?xt/

Noun

thought (plural thoughtes)

1. product of mental activity

Descendants

• English: thought
• Scots: thocht
• Yola: thaugkt

References

• “thought, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intellecti?, intellecti?nem.

Noun

intellection (countable and uncountable, plural intellections)

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (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.

Related terms

• intellect

References

• intellection at OneLook Dictionary Search