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intellect, intelligence (intellect), judgment (discernment)
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mental faculty — noun one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind • Syn: ↑faculty, ↑module • Hypernyms: ↑ability, ↑power • Hyponyms: ↑attention, ↑language, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Faculty — Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faculty of advocates — Faculty Fac ul*ty, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.] 1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faculty psychology — views the mind as a collection of separate modules or faculties assigned to various mental tasks. The view is explicit in the psychological writings of the medieval scholastic theologians, such as Thomas Aquinas. It is also present, though more… … Wikipedia
Mental process — Mental processes, mental functions and cognitive processes are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications – see cognitive and cognitivism) to mean such functions or… … Wikipedia
Mental function — Mental functions and cognitive processes are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications see cognitive and cognitivism) to mean such functions or processes as… … Wikipedia
faculty — I (ability) noun ableness, adroitness, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, competence, competency, cunning, deftness, dexterity, enablement, endowment, equipment, expertise, expertness, fitness, flair, gift, handiness, knack, know how,… … Law dictionary
faculty — ► NOUN (pl. faculties) 1) an inherent mental or physical power. 2) an aptitude or talent. 3) chiefly Brit. a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge. 4) N. Amer. the teaching or research staff of a university… … English terms dictionary
faculty */*/ — UK [ˈfæk(ə)ltɪ] / US noun Word forms faculty : singular faculty plural faculties 1) [countable] a department or group of departments in a university the Faculty of Medicine the Law Faculty 2) [uncountable] American all the teachers in a… … English dictionary
faculty — fac|ul|ty [ fæklti ] noun ** 1. ) count a department or group of departments in a university: the Faculty of Medicine the Law Faculty 2. ) uncount AMERICAN all the teachers in a university, college, or school: a meeting for students, faculty, and … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
