anti-intellectual

anti-intellectual
anti-intellectualism, n.anti-intellectualistic, adj.anti-intellectuality, n.
/an'tee in'tl ek"chooh euhl, an'tuy-/, n.
1. a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.
2. a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.
adj.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.
Also, anti-intellectualist.
[1935-40]

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