intellectualist
Noun
Meaning
One who overrates the importance of the understanding.
One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
blue
sage
brain
intellectual
scholar
philosopher
intellect
nerd
student
theorist
thinker
mastermind
egghead
casuist
sophist
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From the intellectualist and functionalist perspectives, magic is often considered most analogous to science and technology.
Macfarlane 1970 p. 130; also Appendix 2. ) Theories Anthropological and psychological origins Definitions of relevant terminology The foremost perspectives on magic in anthropology are functionalist, symbolist, and intellectualist.