💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Literati"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intelligentsianoun | (politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine. |
| authornoun | The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work. |
| literaturenoun | The body of all written works. |
| intellectualnoun | An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters. |
| scholarnoun | A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship. |
| literaturologynoun | (uncommon) The scholarly or scientific study of literature. |
| literary inquisitionnoun | (historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China. |
| philologistnoun | A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies. |
| lit. | Abbreviation of literal. [Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.] |
| literary criticismnoun | (literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. |
| italianistnoun | Someone who studies the Italian language, literature, and culture. |
| literary theorynoun | (literature) The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism |
| lit critnoun | (informal) Clipping of literary criticism. [(literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.] |
| literary sciencenoun | In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory. |
| philomathynoun | The love of learning or literature. |
| lettersnoun | The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge). |
| belles-lettresnoun | (archaic) Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties. |
| logoleptnoun | (rare) A person who takes a keen interest in words. |
| philographernoun | A person devoted to studying and producing written works. |
| metaliteraturenoun | literature that deals with the subject of literature |
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