intellective

intellective
a) Of, related to, or caused by the intellect.

Intellective codes are those that have been designed to organize knowledge about some field, functioning as mental templates for understanding the world. A perfect example of an intellective code is that of trigonometry,

b) Having the capacity to reason and understand.

It is to be found in the seventh anathema of Pope Damasus in the Council of Rome, 381. "We pronounce anathema against them who say that the Word of God is in the human flesh in lieu and place of the human rational and intellective soul. For, the Word of God is the Son Himself. Neither did He come in the flesh to replace, but rather to assume and preserve from sin and save the rational and intellective soul of man."


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  • intellective — in·tel·lec·tive …   English syllables

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  • intellectif — intellectif, ive (in tèl lè ktif, kti v ) adj. Appartenant à l intellect. La faculté, la puissance intellective.    S. f. L intellective, la faculté de concevoir, compréhension. HISTORIQUE    XIIIe s. •   La puissance intellective, par la cui… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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