in´tu|i´tion|ist

in´tu|i´tion|ist
in|tu|i|tion|ism «IHN tu IHSH uh nihz uhm, -tyu-», noun.
1. the doctrine that truth and reality are intuitively recognized.
2. the doctrine that perceived objects are intuitively known to have actual existence.
in´tu|i´tion|ist, noun, adjective.

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