intellective
Americanadjective
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having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.
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of or relating to the intellect.
Other Word Forms
- intellectively adverb
- unintellective adjective
Etymology
Origin of intellective
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive
Example Sentences
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So my intellective function from the day I met her started going up to keep up with her.
From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2021
Now intellective knowledge is essentially good: because man's perfection would seem to consist in his intellect being reduced from potentiality to act, and this is done by the knowledge of truth.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
I answer that, Man is composed of a twofold nature, intellective and sensitive.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Now the virtues which perfect the intellective part are called intellectual; and the virtues which perfect the appetitive part, are called moral.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Hence, since this knowledge was in Christ for the perfection of His intellective soul, it seems that by this knowledge He did not know separate substances.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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