INTELLECTUAL NOURISHMENT Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase intellectual nourishment. (close relations)
Definition of INTELLECTUAL NOURISHMENT
Best Alternative Words for INTELLECTUAL NOURISHMENT
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education | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
enlightenment | nounn | |||||||
noun • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | ||||||||
erudition | nounn | |||||||
noun • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
information | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message received and understood • knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction • formal accusation of a crime • a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn • (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | ||||||||
insight | nounn | |||||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||||
intelligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||||
knowledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||||
learning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
scholarship | nounn | |||||||
noun • financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
understanding | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||||
wisdom | nounn | |||||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||||
food | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue • any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment • anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking | ||||||||
food for thought | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |